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Hollywood actor James Dean was killed at the age of 24 in an auto accident on September 30, 1955, near Cholame, California.He had previously competed in several auto racing events, and was traveling to a sports car racing competition when he was involved in a car crash at the junction of U.S. Route 466 (US 466, now State Route 46 [SR 46]) and SR 41.
James Byron Dean (February 8, 1931 – September 30, 1955) was an American actor. He became one of the most influential figures in Hollywood in the 1950s, despite a career that lasted only five years.
James Dean's last stop before he died in a car crash was at Blackwell's Corner, a gas station in rural Kern County. His memory isn't the draw it once was.
Cars drive past the intersection of Highway 46 and Highway 41 known as the Cholame “Y.” Actor James Dean died in a car crash near the interchange in 1955.
Rudolf Karl "Rolf" Wütherich (German: [ˈvyːtaʁɪç] ⓘ; August 5, 1927 – July 22, 1981) was a Luftwaffe mechanic and pilot, and later an automotive engineer and racer. . He was the passenger in James Dean's Porsche at the time of Dean's death in a car crash in 19
Dean’s life and death on the highway have been memorialized since 1977. James Dean memorial in California to undergo repairs ahead of 70th anniversary of crash Skip to main content
Died in a multi-vehicle crash caused by an impaired driver. [118] James Dean: 1931 1955 24 years American actor car Porsche 550 Spyder near Cholame, California: See here: Stelio De Carolis: 1937 2017 80 years Italian politician car Meldola, Emilia-Romagna, Italy [119] Andrea de Cesaris: 1959 2014 55 years Italian racing driver motorcycle Rome ...
The movie opened to mixed reviews when it was released on October 27, 1955, less than a month after James Dean, whose performance was praised all around by film critics, died on September 30. William Zinsser wrote a scathing review of Rebel in his New York Herald Tribune column, concluding his summary of the film's plot with the words, "All ...