James Dean, who starred in "Rebel Without a Cause" opposite Natalie Wood and "Giant" alongside Elizabeth Taylor and Rock Hudson, died in 1955 at age 24.

Edna Ferber did not want James Dean to play Jett Rink ... those people I could get back and do anything on film,” he said. Moreover, Dean and Hudson butted heads as the two competed for Taylor ...

"James Dean had been blackmailed by a former lover ... Colavito claimed that Brackett introduced Dean to several prominent people in the film industry, kicking off his Hollywood career.