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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.
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
James Byron Dean (February 8, 1931 – September 30, 1955) was an American actor who 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.
The $171 million project to reconfigure the Highway 46 East Cholame Y into a four-lane expressway is ready to begin.
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
The death of Hollywood actor James Dean occurred near Cholame, California. Dean had previously competed in several auto racing events, and was traveling to a sports car racing competition when his Porsche 550 Spyder collided with another car at the junction of California State Route 46 (former 466) and California State Route 41. He was 24 years ...
Newman took over Dean’s role as the fighter in the TV drama, The Battler, when Dean was killed in a car crash in 1955, two weeks into filming. Newman had initially been cast in a supporting role ...