Profile
Famous as :
ActorBirth Name :
James Byron DeanBirth Date :
February 08, 1931Birth Place :
Marion, Indiana, USAClaim to fame :
As Jim Stark in "Rebel Without a Cause" (1955)
Academy Awards, USA
1957
Got nomination for Oscarcategory Best Actor in a Leading Role (This was James Dean's second consecutive posthumous nomination) for Giant (1956)
1956
Got nomination for Oscarcategory Best Actor in a Leading Role (This was the first posthumous acting nomination in Academy Awards history) for East of Eden (1955)
BAFTA Awards
1957
Got nomination for BAFTA Film Awardcategory Best Foreign Actor for Rebel Without a Cause (1955)
1956
Got nomination for BAFTA Film Awardcategory Best Foreign Actor for East of Eden (1955)
Golden Globes, USA
1957
Won Henrietta Awardcategory World Film Favorite - Male
1956
Won Golden Globecategory Best Motion Picture Actor - Drama (Award given posthumously for Best Dramatic Actor)
Jussi Awards
1956
Won Jussi Awardcategory Best Foreign Actor for East of Eden (1955)
Walk of Fame
Won Star on the Walk of Fame
category Motion Picture (At 1719 Vine Street)
