Being James Dean (eBook)

Paul Alexander (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2015
80 Seiten
Rosetta Books (Verlag)
978-0-7953-4781-8 (ISBN)

Infos

<p>James Deans death in a car crash at age 24 immortalized him as a cultural icon of youthful rebellion. His few screen performances captured haunting pain with unprecedented intimacy; now, on the 60th anniversary of Deans death, celebrated biographer Paul Alexander delves into the sources of that pain in Deans life: his mothers death, his fathers absence, and his own turbulent sexuality.<br>Deans relationships with women were infamous. His relationships with menfirst broached publicly in Alexanders internationally bestselling biography <i>Boulevard of Broken Dreams</i>remain hotly debated. This portrait uncovers new evidence on Deans sexuality, including reports from the people who knew him, and will also detail for the first time in the US the relationship Dean had with legendary actress Geraldine Page.<br>James Deans electric performances played a fundamental role in changing the direction of contemporary acting. Where did that pain, that vulnerability, come from? What was it like for the young man behind the myth?</p>

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 21.9.2015
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Film / TV
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Theater / Ballett
• ISBN-10: 0-7953-4781-2 / 0795347812
• ISBN-13: 978-0-7953-4781-8 / 9780795347818