Upon being taken to the Paso Robles War Memorial Hospital, 28 miles from the crash site, Dean was pronounced dead on arrival.

CHOLAME, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – On one of the main roads taken to get from the Central Valley to the Central Coast, 69 years ago on Sept. 30, 1955, 24-year-old actor James Dean was killed. The iconic ...

The video shows the last known stop of James Dean at Blackwells Corner, his last completed race at Minter Field in Shafter, and his memorial in Cholame. On Sept. 30th 1955, James Dean lost control of ...

Before shooting began on the movie “East of Eden,” director Elia Kazan reportedly sent James Dean off to Palm Springs to gain some weight and get some sun so that he looked like a “real” farm boy. The ...

The story of James Dean and his Porsche 550 Spyder (nicknamed the Little Bastard) is well known among car enthusiasts. Robin Ludwig of Rind Performance is deeply knowledgeable on this subject, as well ...

However, all three of the lead teen actors died before the age of 45 from tragedies including drowning, murder and a car ...