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Rebel: The Life and Legend of James Dean
by
Donald Spoto
Based on meticulous research and new interviews with dozens of family members, friends, lovers, directors, and costars, Rebel offers a revelatory look at actor and film icon James Dean (1931-1955). From the dusty roads of rural Indiana to Manhattan's gay culture, from Broadway to Burbank, here is Dean's troubled life: the tragic death of his mother when he was nine; his tu...more
Paperback, 352 pages
Published
August 22nd 2000
by Cooper Square Publishers
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Still trying to update my list as I remember books I have read. I read this before going off to film school while working as a projectionist in a movie theater. One time I was sitting in a chair, reading away when out of nowhere the film just snapped as it was rolling onto the platter! I'd never seen that happen before all on it's own... I think he was playing a trick on me(?).
The life of man can change a history people but a couple of times in a lifetime, James Dean was one of those men.
If this book is the correct one i'm thinking of. It reveals a life that those of us who admire this actor would never have known. He is so much more than disturbed, he is amazing! If I could only meet those who really this man I would not know what to do, but wish i could have been in their shoes...
If this book is the correct one i'm thinking of. It reveals a life that those of us who admire this actor would never have known. He is so much more than disturbed, he is amazing! If I could only meet those who really this man I would not know what to do, but wish i could have been in their shoes...
I enjoyed this book. I'm a big fan of classic films, but hadn't really been a huge fan of James Dean. I didn't find him as appealing as so many others have, and even thought his acting skills were mediocre. The book made me an admirer of James Dean, and allowed me to look at his films differently, as well. It's a worthy read, imho.
Wow. Troubled much? I don’t want to be famous anymore. There was more tragedy than good times in the short life of this amazing talent who touched the lives of so many.
A very tight biography, well written, and very informative; so informative I felt I lived James Dean's life side by side with him all the way till his tragic end.
I love James Dean and this book was not nearly as good as I expected.
This book was very informative I really didn't know anything about James Dean other than he was an actor and was killed in a car crash but his life was devastating and sad I wish that he had lived long enough to sort out all the feelings he was going through but at least he didn't have to suffer in life anymore.
I loooooove James Dean but the author went on too much about things not relating to Dean. and that's just not acceptable.
Nov 21, 2007
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I would have rated this "Okay", but the pictures are too cool for that. James Dean...is there anyone cooler? :)
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A prolific and respected biographer and theologian, Donald Spoto is the author of twenty published books, among them bestselling biographies of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Alfred Hitchcock, Tennessee Williams, and Ingrid Bergman. His books have been translated into more than twenty languages. Donald Spoto earned his Ph.D. in theology at Fordham University. After years as a theology professor, he t...more
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