What is James Dean?
{{Infobox person | name = James Dean | image = James Dean in East of Eden trailer 2.jpg | imagesize = 200px | caption = as Cal Trask in ''[[East of Eden (movie)|East of Eden]]'' (1955) | birthname = James Byron Dean | birth_date = {{birth date|1931|2|8|mf=y}} | birth_place = [[Marion, Indiana|Marion]], [[Indiana]], [[United States|U.S.]] | death_date = {{nowrap|{{death date and age|1955|9|30|1931|2|8}}}} | death_place = [[Chalome, California]], U.S. | death_cause = road crash | nationality = American | yearsactive = 1951–1955 | occupation = Actor | other_names = Jimmy Dean | notable_works = '''Jim Stark''' in ''[[Rebel Without a Cause]]'' }} '''James Byron Dean''' (February 8, 1931 – September 30, 1955) was an [[Americans|American]] [[movie]] [[actor]]. He was best known for his part in a movie called ''[[Rebel Without a Cause]]''. He was in two other movies ''[[East of Eden (movie)|East of Eden]]'' and ''[[Giant (movie)|Giant]]'', both of which were huge successes. He got an [[Academy Award]] (Oscar) nomination after his death. He was the first person to get this nomination posthumously (after they died). ==Early life== James Dean was born in 1931 in [[Marion, Indiana]], [[United States]]. His parents were called Winton Dean and Mildred Wilson. Six years later, the family moved to [[California]], and James went to school in [[Los Angeles]]. He was very close to his mother.<ref>Michael DeAngelis, ''Gay Fandom and Crossover Stardom: James Dean, Mel Gibson and Keanu Reeves'' (Duke University Press, 2001), p. 97.</ref> She died of [[cancer]] when he was nine, and James went to live with his aunt and uncle in [[Fairmount, Indiana|Fairmount]], [[Indiana]]. In high school, he became interested in drama and car racing. After he graduated, he moved back to California to live with his father and stepmother. He attended [[Santa Monica College]] and [[UCLA]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.tft.ucla.edu/alumni/notable-actors/ |title=Notable Actors &#124; UCLA School o