James Dean Articles
WHAT IF THEY LIVED? Q&A with Phil Hall
Marilyn Monroe WHAT IF THEY LIVED? Movie Stars Who Died Too Young How did the idea for What If They Lived come about? The idea for the book was percolating for years. I was always curious about what could have happened if stars like Marilyn Monroe, James Dean, John Belushi and Bruce Lee had not died not died so young – could their stellar power [...]
Marilyn Monroe, James Dean, Elvis Presley, Heath Ledger: WHAT IF THEY LIVED?
Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight Written by Online Film Critics Society members Phil Hall and Rory Leighton Aronsky, What If They Lived? (BearManor Media, 2011) takes a look at the lives and oeuvre of celebrities whose film careers were prematurely curtailed by death. As befitting their book's title, Hall and Aronsky then wonder, "What if they lived?" Encompassing the early days of cinema all the [...]
Elizabeth Taylor: James Dean Sexually Molested by Minister – Fact or BS?
Elizabeth Taylor, James Dean in George Stevens' Giant Elizabeth Taylor died two days ago, her remains were laid to rest yesterday, and a revelation about Taylor's past was made public today. Well, in all truth, the revelation is actually about James Dean's past. Taylor is the alleged vehicle for a story published in The Daily Beast by actor-writer Kevin Sessums, among whose credits are an [...]
Elia Kazan's Oscar Nominated Actors: Marlon Brando, James Dean, Vivien Leigh
Elia Kazan 24 Acting Nominations (s), supporting category (*) Academy Award winner Elia Kazan: Top Oscar Directors for Actors James Dean, Jo Van Fleet, East of Eden 1945 * James Dunn (s), A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Additionally, Peggy Ann Garner won a special "juvenile" Oscar for her 1945 performances, including A Tree Grows in Brooklyn) 1947 Gregory Peck, Gentleman's Agreement Dorothy McGuire, [...]