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James Dean's short life is now known perhaps more in legend and lore than solid fact, but even he had a secret no one knew. Except for Elizabeth Taylor.
Kevin Sessums, writing for The Daily Beast , reveals that in a wide ranging interview with the just passed Taylor , the famed actress let him in on a secret about Dean that she had promised she'd keep forever. Sworn to secrecy until Taylor's death, Sessums revealed the hidden past of the Rebel Without a Cause.
"When Jimmy was 11 and his mother passed away, he began to be molested by his minister," Taylor said. "I think that haunted him the rest of his life. In fact, I know it did. We talked about it a lot. During 'Giant' we'd stay up nights and talk and talk, and that was one of the things he confessed to me."
Taylor and Dean co-starred in Giant, a 1956 film for which Dean was posthumously nominated for an Academy Award.
After Dean's mother died in 1940, he was sent back from California, where his family had relocated , to Indiana to live with his grandparents. He was sent back on the same train as his mother's body. Known for his young rebel roles, Dean was cast as -- and was in real life -- a confused, somewhat angry and abandoned young man.
Dean was known to have a chip on his shoulder against fathers , thanks in part to never reconciling with his own -- whether the minister story, if true, has anything to do with that, is perhaps unknowable.
While he never married, he had a short-lived public relationship with Italian actress Pier Angeli. Best friend, roommate and biographer William Bast claims to have had a sexually intimate relationship with Dean , as well.
For much more from Sessums' interview with Taylor, click over to The Daily Beast .
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James Dean was the icon of millions, his brooding sensuality made him an instant star, but his smoldering looks hid a secret pain.
Iconic 50s actor James Dean is still a legend 65 years after his death, even though he only made three films in his entire career.
His mystique is the fruit as much his monumental talent, as the rumors of his tormented love life which might have led to his tragic death at the age of 27.
Studio portrait of James Dean circa 1954 | Source: Getty Images
Dean skyrocketed to fame in Hollywood. He started his career at the age of 22 after dropping out of UCLA, five years later, he was the industry's hottest leading man, scooping up roles contested by the likes of Paul Newman and Marlon Brando.
His first movie, "East of Eden" made him an instant star. Dean's boyish good looks, and his intensity, coupled with a disturbing fragility dominated the screen. Audiences swooned, and the studios showered him with offers.
James Dean as a young boy, undated | Source: Getty Images
But behind the image hid a young man still dealing with the pain of losing his mother, Mildred Marie Wilson to cancer when he was just 9. His father had been unable to cope and had sent Dean to live with relatives on a farm in Indiana.
James Dean as Cal Trask in Elia Kazan's 'East of Eden' in 1954 | Source: Getty Images
"When Jimmy was 11 and his mother passed away, he began to be molested by his minister. I think that haunted him the rest of his life. (...) that was one of the things he confessed to me."
James Dean on the set of 'East Of Eden' in 1954 in California | Source: Getty Images
A biography of Dean, "James Dean: Tomorrow Never Comes" written by Darwin Porter and published in 2016, detailed his constant search for love, which led to countless affairs with both men and women, many of them Hollywood stars.
James Dean on the set of the movie "Giant" in July 1955 in Marfa, Texas | Source: Getty Images
Among his conquests was the equally volatile and vulnerable Marylin Monroe, who confessed that she and Dean had even spoken of marriage. Monroe described Dean as "romantic and loving" but stated :
“It wouldn’t work. We’d end up destroying each other.”
Marilyn Monroe in a still from the 1948 film "Ladies of the Chorus" | Source: Getty Images
His second leading role was in the iconic "Rebel Without a Cause" opposite Natalie Wood. The film cemented his growing fame, and also provided him with another conquest. Wood confessed that she and Dean had had a love affair, and revealed why it came to an end. She said :
“Sometimes Jimmy liked to hurt his partner and be hurt. I don’t go in for that.”
James Dean and Natalie Wood in a scene from 'Rebel Without A Cause' in 1955 | Source: Getty Images
Dean was desperately trying to fill in the void left by his great love Pier Angeli . He met the Italian actress in January 1954 at the studio while filming "East of Eden." Dean and Angeli were in love, but her domineering mother disapproved. Dean admitted that he wasn't ready for commitment, and said :
“I wouldn’t marry her unless I could take care of her properly. And I don’t think I’m emotionally stable enough to do so right now.”
James Dean with Italian actress Pier Angeli circa 1954 | Source: Getty Images
Dean was shattered when Angeli announced her engagement to singer Vic Damone in October 1954 and married him a month later. A disbelieving Dean is said to have sat on his motorbike, watching the church from across the street during the ceremony.
James Dean poses on the set of 'Giant' in 1955 in Marfa, Texas | Source: Getty Images
Hollywood biographer Joe Hyams, claimed in his 1992 biography "James Dean: Little Boy Lost," that Dean had told him that Angeli had revealed that she had married Damone because she was pregnant. The weeping Dean confided that he believed the child was his, and not Damone's.
James Dean holding the three trophies he won in the Palm Springs Road Race in May 1955 | Source: Getty Images
After the end of the romance with Angeli, Dean threw himself into his passion for racing, yet another activity he indulged into extremes. His reckless driving was a worry to friends and the studio, and another of his lovers, singer Eartha Kitt revealed that a ride with Dean in his Spyder had been "a nightmare" she thought she might not survive.
Elizabeth Taylor - studio portrait, circa 1952 | Source: Getty Images
In September 1955, Dean was finished filming his third film, "Giant," opposite Rock Hudson and Elizabeth Taylor. Once again, Dean had sought a replacement for Angeli in the arms of a leading lady. Dean told Taylor's husband Michael Wilding:
“I’ve fallen in love with your wife. She is going to divorce you and marry me.”
James Dean in a still from Robert Altman's documentary movie 'The James Dean Story' | Source: Getty Images
But shortly after, Dean died, speeding down a country road at night, and crashing into a car turning onto the thoroughfare. Taylor was shattered and had a breakdown after his death, and would only speak of their relationship years later, in an interview she insisted should remain unpublished until her death.
James Dean poses with his Porche Speedster in 1955 in Los Angeles | Source: Getty Images
The death of James Dean the man, was the birth of the legend. The young actor who had a brief career in television, and a three-movie career in film, has become a symbol of reckless, romantic rebellion to successive generations.
Sadly, the lover of so many had sought love desperately and unsuccessfully his whole life. James Dean will forever be remembered as the unfulfilled promise, the young man who might have been the greatest of all Hollywood stars, lived too fast and died too young.
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A new book is revealing James Dean’s final days on a volatile set of the 1956 film “Giant” that also starred Rock Hudson and Elizabeth Taylor.
When George Stevens convinced three of Hollywood’s hottest stars to head over to West Texas to create a movie, he couldn’t have predicted it would result in an epic drama that ended in tragedy.
Don Graham, an English professor at the University of Texas, recently published a book titled “Giant: Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson, James Dean, Edna Ferber, and the Making of a Legendary American Film.” It dives into the making of the 1956 film “Giant,” which explores the life of a Texas cattle rancher and his family.
Graham was given access to all of Stevens’ materials related to “Giant,” and he discovered surprising tales about the film’s origins from the celebrated director.
Those possessions are currently archived at the Margaret Herrick Library in Beverly Hills, which serves as the official library for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Graham told Fox News Stevens was eager to ditch Hollywood and instead, shoot in small-town Marfa, Texas, to bring his Western story to life.
“He wanted to be as far away from studio control as possible,” explained Graham. “Marfa, Texas was about that far. It was a long way from Hollywood… Stevens went out to win Texans over because he felt he had to do that, considering it was a Texas film… He could have filmed it in Hollywood, but Hollywood would never look like Texas.”
But Stevens didn’t need to look far to encounter his own tale of jealousy and rivalry. Graham claimed Hudson, then 29, and Dean, 24, clashed on set.
“ Rock Hudson absolutely hated James Dean and vice versa,” he claimed. “They fought all the way through the film. Elizabeth Taylor had to mediate between the two. She became very good lifelong friends with Rock. And she was very good friends with James Dean as well. In a way, the two of them were competing for her affections, just as in the film.”
Elizabeth Taylor ropes George Stevens while Mercedes McCambridge, Rock Hudson, and James Dean look on approvingly.
(Courtesy of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences)
Rumors have long persisted that Hudson, who was gay, hit on Dean who rejected his advances. However, Graham said it was Dean’s unconventional style of acting that irritated everyone on set — including Taylor, 23.
“Both Rock and Elizabeth hated James’ methods or antics really,” said Graham. “He wouldn’t really hit the mark where he was supposed to be… He would mumble or do tricks with this little rope that he would carry or pull his hat down.
“He was always busy doing something to capture the reality of his character. But these two were more formally trained to stand, read their lines, hit the mark and take direction.
"James just blew that all off. And that made them really mad. And Stevens really had trouble with James… He would argue with him and James would be late. George said at one point that he would never work with James Dean again. It turned out to be true.”
James Dean
(Courtesy of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences)
And it wasn’t just Dean’s attitude that got on Hudson’s nerves. Graham claimed Hudson might have been worried that the actor would steal his leading lady away.
“Rock Hudson and Elizabeth Taylor spent many nights drinking vodka and eating chocolate,” chuckled Graham. “They stayed up until 3 a.m. only to be at work by 6 a.m. Rock really valued her friendship.
"And then James Dean started intervening on that. He would also competitively steal Elizabeth’s affections away from Rock… Rock would then fear that James was stealing Elizabeth Taylor and the film away from him.”
Graham revealed Taylor also developed a close bond with Dean, who confided in her.
Elizabeth Taylor and James Dean.
(Courtesy of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences)
In 2011, Daily Beast writer Kevin Sessums released several off-the-record statements made by Taylor from a 1997 interview. She claimed Dean confessed he was molested by his minister at age 11, which haunted him for the rest of his life.
Graham said he wouldn’t be surprised if that was true.
“There are other biographers who felt that could have happened,” he said. “However, there’s no real evidence out there to support that… But I also don’t think Elizabeth Taylor would have made that up.”
Still, he said there was no denying Dean opened up to Taylor when cameras stopped rolling.
“She always listened to his stories,” said Graham. “Dean always sought that mother figure because he lost his own mother at age 9. And Dean’s father was really an aloof, cold, unfeeling person by all accounts, including his son’s. So Dean always sought that motherly figure… He did that to every woman who was friendly with him.”
However, Dean’s life came to a screeching halt when he was killed in a 1955 car crash. He was just 24.
George Stevens (left) with James Dean.
(Courtesy of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences)
“He died on a Friday and then on Saturday, they kept shooting,” said Graham. “But Elizabeth Taylor was distraught. She eventually got sick and was hospitalized. It cost them more days. She took it the hardest out of everybody… Rock Hudson broke down in tears… But Elizabeth Taylor was the most devastated of all.”
When Taylor asked Stevens if he could believe such a tragic accident could occur, his response was reportedly, “Yes I can. He had it coming.”
Dean, who loved racing cars, was driving his brand-new Porsche Spyder convertible to a California race. He had completed filming his role for “Giant” and just needed to re-read lines for the scene where he mumbled.
Stevens, who was worried about Dean’s need for speed, had reportedly suspected an accident could have occurred during filming.
(Courtesy of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences)
“George Stevens was so worried that he put in the contract that James could not do any racing when he started working on the film,” claimed Graham. “…Out there in Marfa, celebrities were given cars to use while they were in town. But James had his taken away because he would drive too fast for the roads out there.
"When James got that new car, they told him, ‘You can’t drive around in that thing because you’re going to kill somebody.’ But he never paid attention when someone told him that.”
“Giant” was released shortly after Dean’s death — and it became a box office sensation. It also forever changed the lives of Hudson and Taylor, who would go on to reign as leading Hollywood stars.
Stevens, recognized as one of the most important directors in cinematic history, died in 1975 at age 70 from a heart attack. Hudson died in 1985 at age 59 from AIDS-related complications. Taylor followed in 2011 at age 79 from congestive heart failure.
(Courtesy of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences)
“This film really made them,” said Graham. “It certainly made Rock Hudson. It confirmed Elizabeth Taylor’s status as a serious actress. And of course, James Dean already had a huge reputation based on his two previous films and then he was dead about two and a half weeks before ‘Giant’ was over.
"Then he became a legend. But they were all very young. And there was a sense of excitement going on. Everyone felt this film was going to be a really huge deal.”
Stephanie Nolasco covers entertainment at Foxnews.com.
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Published August 17, 2018 11:57am EDT
By
Stephanie Nolasco , | Fox News
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This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten,
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A new book is revealing James Dean’s final days on a volatile set of the 1956 film “Giant” that also starred Rock Hudson and Elizabeth Taylor.
When George Stevens convinced three of Hollywood’s hottest stars to head over to West Texas to create a movie, he couldn’t have predicted it would result in an epic drama that ended in tragedy.
Don Graham, an English professor at the University of Texas, recently published a book titled “Giant: Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson, James Dean, Edna Ferber, and the Making of a Legendary American Film.” It dives into the making of the 1956 film “Giant,” which explores the life of a Texas cattle rancher and his family.
Graham was given access to all of Stevens’ materials related to “Giant,” and he discovered surprising tales about the film’s origins from the celebrated director.
Those possessions are currently archived at the Margaret Herrick Library in Beverly Hills, which serves as the official library for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Graham told Fox News Stevens was eager to ditch Hollywood and instead, shoot in small-town Marfa, Texas, to bring his Western story to life.
“He wanted to be as far away from studio control as possible,” explained Graham. “Marfa, Texas was about that far. It was a long way from Hollywood… Stevens went out to win Texans over because he felt he had to do that, considering it was a Texas film… He could have filmed it in Hollywood, but Hollywood would never look like Texas.”
But Stevens didn’t need to look far to encounter his own tale of jealousy and rivalry. Graham claimed Hudson, then 29, and Dean, 24, clashed on set.
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