James Dean

James Dean was an American actor from the 50s. He is well-known because of his roles in movies such as “Rebel without a Cause”, “Giant” and “East of Eden”. Even though he got nominations in the three movies, he never won anything; just after his death he received a posthumous Academy Award. He died in 1955 in a car accident while driving his Porsche Spyder 550, which he called “Little Bastard” (this car became a legend because several people have died while driving it). I really don’t know why James Dean is such a cultural icon, but I think that the fact that he died at such a young age (24) and while being in the peak of his career makes people wonder what would had been of this handsome, possibly homosexual and rebel boy who had a crazy and liberal way of live.