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James Dean Biography

When James Dean burst onto the Hollywood scene in 1955 it was like a light being switched on inside the consciousness of American youth who easily identified with his non-conforming characters in search of ever elusive answers to their teenage angst.

Before he set foot on a Hollywood set Dean had learned his trade in New York's Actors Studio and worked on numerous television programmes and was cast in roles for two Broadway plays: the short lived "See The Jaguar" in 1952 and "The Immoralist" in 1954.

His big break came when he was cast for "East Of Eden" in 1954 when the director Elia Kazan was searching for a young actor with the intensity of a Brando and the authenticity of a Montgomery Clift.

In James Dean he got both, and so much more as the young actor took his method acting training to a new level as he engrossed himself in the complex character of Cal Trask whilst adding his own trademark spontaneity.

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