Jimmy Dean

James Dean photographed by Roy Schatt, 1954.

On the set of Rebel Without a Cause, Steffi Sidney jokingly compares James Dean and his reclusiveness to legendary actress Greta Garbo.

“Jimmy’s chameleon-like characterizations of Jett Rink are a litany of Hollywood Western postures and a tribute to its great stars, from Gary Cooper to Clark Gable. Significantly, Brando, in his interpretation of Don Corleone in The Godfather, used Jimmy’s power-crazed oil baron as the basis for his characterization, even incorporating cosmetic details like Jett Rink’s pencil mustache and hair in his make-up.”

James Dean photographed by Phil Stern, 1955.

He was the child who goes to a secret corner and refuses to speak.  - Nick Ray

You can wake up now, the universe has ended.

James Dean on the set of East of Eden, 1954.

James Dean photographed by Phil Stern, 1955.

If a man can bridge the gap between life and death, I mean if he can live on after he’s died, then maybe he was a great man. When they talk about success, they talk about reaching the top. Well, there is no top. You’ve got to go on and on, never stop at any point. To me, the only success, the only greatness for man is immortality. To have your work remembered in history, to leave something in this world that will last for centuries - that’s greatness. - James Dean Feb. 8, 1931 - Sept. 30, 1955

Goldie Hawn cuddles a kitten during production of the Universal Pictures/Robert Ellis Miller comedy-drama The Girl from Petrovka, photo by Helmut Neuper, Vienna, Austria, 1974.

Grace Kelly, Henrietta Awards, 1956

The Thin Man (1934), directed by W.S. Van Dyke

Sophia Loren, c.1962

Agatha Christie’s Poirot - «The Chocolate Box»  

Clint Eastwood and Barbara Eden on the set of Rawhide - 1963