Being James Dean

Being James Dean

James Deanâ€™s death in a car crash at age 24 immortalized him as a cultural icon of youthful rebellion. His few screen performances captured haunting pain with unprecedented intimacy; now, on the 60th anniversary of Deanâ€™s death, celebrated biographer Paul Alexander delves into the sources of that pain in Deanâ€™s life: his motherâ€™s death, his fatherâ€™s absence, and his own turbulent sexuality.

Deanâ€™s relationships with women were infamous. His relationships with menâ€”first broached publicly in Alexanderâ€™s internationally bestselling biography Boulevard of Broken Dreamsâ€”remain hotly debated. This portrait uncovers new evidence on Deanâ€™s sexuality, including reports from the people who knew him, and will also detail for the first time in the US the relationship Dean had with legendary actress Geraldine Page.

James Deanâ€™s electric performances played a fundamental role in changing the direction of contemporary acting. Where did that pain, that vulnerability, come from? What was it like for the young man behind the myth?

About the Author

Paul Alexander is the writer of critically-acclaimed biographies of Sylvia Plath (Rough Magic) and J.D. Salinger (Salinger: A Biography, made into an acclaimed documentary film). Paul Alexanderâ€™s previous biography of Dean, Boulevard of Broken Dreams: The Life, Times, and Legend of James Dean, was an international bestseller when published in 1994. Alexander is also the author of the bestselling true crime Kindle Singles Murdered, Accused, and Homicidal.

A leading journalist for many years, Alexander has published eight widely-praised books and over one hundred major articles for publications ranging from the New York Times to Rolling Stone.

Alexander is a member of the PEN American Center, The Authors Guild, and the Playwrights and Directors Unit of The Actors Studio.

Country	USA
Author	Paul Alexander
Binding	Kindle Edition
Edition	1
EISBN	9780795347825
Format	Kindle eBook
IsAdultProduct
Label	RosettaBooks
Manufacturer	RosettaBooks
NumberOfPages	97
PublicationDate	2015-09-20
Publisher	RosettaBooks
ReleaseDate	2015-09-20
Studio	RosettaBooks

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