The Secret Life of James Dean

Elia Kazan was an evil bastard. He made JD miserable in order to play Cal. Why didn't he trust him to play the part without all the manipulations? Was JD not a good actor with all of that? For the short life James Dean lived he had a lot of mental anguish.

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I sang a song about him once, does anyone remember?

He had sexual relationships with Brando and Paul Newman and several other men in the industry. He was definitely neurotic but name one actor who isn't. At least he was able to have some moments of fun in his short life, and if he had worn his seat belt on the fateful day, he would have survived that accident.

From OP’s linked page, the story of the baby bird was moving on many levels. It doesn’t fit with my understanding of gender roles at that time. But also it’s a little spooky, considering how James Dean died.