Upon being taken to the Paso Robles War Memorial Hospital, 28 miles from the crash site, Dean was pronounced dead on arrival.

He was killed in a car accident while driving his beloved Porsche 550 Spyder The actor was laid to rest in his hometown of Fairmount, Ind., where a memorial and museum now honor Dean Known for his ...

Auto accidents, unfortunately, happen every day. These are several prominent celebrities who have lost their lives while driving.

The remains of James Dean's Porsche, which crashed in Central California on Sept. 30, 1955. (ullstein bild via Getty Images) Seventy years ago today, actor James Dean was killed while driving his ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - James Dean was not allowed to drive fast cars while he was working on a movie. Problem was, on Sept. 30, 1955, when he got behind the wheel of his German sports car in ...

A fix for the deadly stretch of California highway that claimed James Dean’s life is nearing completion over six decades after his tragic death. On Sept. 30, 1955, Dean hopped in his new Porsche 550 ...

Before shooting began on the movie “East of Eden,” director Elia Kazan reportedly sent James Dean off to Palm Springs to gain some weight and get some sun so that he looked like a “real” farm boy. The ...

Few towns go as all-out for their most famous son as Fairmount, Indiana. For nearly 50 years, James Dean fans have flocked about an hour north of Indianapolis every September for an annual festival ...

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Almost 70 years ago to the date of the fatal car crash that took the life of old Hollywood legend James Dean, the actor’s San Luis Obispo County memorial is set to return with a new look. Since 1977, ...