Was James Dean Homosexual

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James Dean was gay, according to Elizabeth Taylor — but that didn’t stop him from having an affair with Geraldine Page, a new biography reveals.
Taylor included Dean with Rock Hudson and Montgomery Clift when she named her gay friends, but the “Rebel Without a Cause” icon was a switch-hitter, according to “Being James Dean” (RosettaBooks) .
Author Paul Alexander documents an affair Dean had with Oscar-winning actress Page while they were appearing on Broadway in “The Immoralist.” The couple often ended up together in a brass bed, which inspired Dean to make a series of drawings for Page that she cherished.
The showmance ended only when Dean left to shoot “East of Eden” for Elia Kazan.
“According to my mother, the affair went on for 3 ¹/₂ months,” Angelica Page, Geraldine’s daughter, is quoted as saying. “I believe they were artistic soul mates.”

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James Dean was sexy, angry, talented, and a star that burned too brightly. One of the most iconic actors of the silver screen, Dean was only 24 years old when he died and yet his legend has endured for over half a century.
Dean had a passion for acting and moved to Hollywood to pursue his dreams in the early 50s. While trying to make it as an actor, he also worked as a car park attendant for CBS Studios.
This job ultimately led to him meeting and befriending Rogers Brackett, a successful radio director and, at 35, a full 15 years older than James. The two became close very quickly, and Dean moved into Brackett’s home in LA. Whether they had a romantic connection or not is uncertain. They did live together, Dean had his own room, and Brackett was a financial support for the handsome young man. Brackett opened doors for Dean, introducing him to people in the movie industry, helping a brother out at the start of his acting career. The fact that Brackett was gay and Dean was incredibly handsome merely adds a bit of pepper and spice to the story.
Eventually, both men followed their careers to different cities, and James Dean found himself studying acting in New York at the Actors Studio, an institute he described as, ‘the greatest school of the theater.’ Brackett, now living in Chicago, still supported Dean financially, like a decent and generous person would. #daddy #justsaying
In 1954, Dean landed his first big movie role as Cal Trask in East of Eden . Success in this movie led him also to star in Rebel Without a Cause , and he picked up a supporting role in Giant .
The cast of Giant included Rock Hudson and Elizabeth Taylor. Much of the evidence to prove or disprove Dean’s sexuality is based on anecdotes. Liz Taylor grew close to Jimmy while filming Giant and had no doubts about his homosexuality. She was happy to remind everyone back in 2000 when accepting a GLAAD award from her stepdaughter, Carrie Fisher. There’s also a rumor that Rock Hudson and Dean became lovers while shooting Giant , and if you were a young free gay man working alongside Hudson, would you be able to resist him?
There’s a lot of myth and rumor surrounding Dean’s sexuality, and as the rebel without a cause is not here to defend himself, it’s important to try and reason out fact from gossip. Some insist Dean was straight or sexually curious and others insist he was completely gay. Hollywood had a ‘cover up’ system to make gay film stars appear straight and often paired gay men with ambitious young women. Rock Hudson himself entered into a sham marriage as part of the Hollywood ‘hide the gays’ system. When questioned about his sexuality, Dean responded “No, I am not a homosexual. But I’m also not going to go through life with one hand tied behind my back.”
William Bast and James Dean were roomies for a time in New York. Bast went on to become one of the first biographers on Dean. Bast admitted himself that the two of them had experimented sexually – further evidence that Dean dabbled in dick.
Sadly, James Dean’s career and life were cut very short. The icon tragically died in a car accident in September 1955, before Rebel Without a Cause and Giant , were released.
Dean’s sexuality has evolved over time. Once he was thought to be a straight man who slept with guys to advance his career, then he was a gay man who slept with women to advance his career. Funny how things can flip-flop over time. Of course, there’s the middle ground; a bisexual man who slept with people to feel a sense of connection, intimacy, and love. The fact that sex helped him to get into movies, well ain’t that showbiz?

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New film tackles 'Giant' star's taste for men
There's a new James Dean biopic on the radar, chronicling the all-too-brief life of the 1950s film star. And if you're thinking it will just be another showcase of how manly smoking cigarettes and riding motorcycles can be, you might want to think again.
The film is called Joshua Tree, 1951: A Portrait of James Dean , the debut feature from burgeoning filmmaker Matthew Mishory and, unlike previous Dean biopics, such as the made-for-TV James Franco vehicle James Dean , this version doesn't skirt Dean's long-rumored bisexuality. In fact, at least judging from the trailer, the film embraces it.
James Preston, last seen in ABC's short-lived The Gates , stars in the role of Dean as he's followed in the period leading up to his breakout success, mostly set in California's Mojave desert. Alongside Preston in this sexy, mysterious setting is openly gay Queer as Folk hottie Robert Gant as well as The L Word 's lovely Erin Daniels.
Even if the film comes to no solid conclusions about which team Dean played for, this is still a win for making any mention of the issue at all. The film has yet to find a distributor, though, so keep your fingers and toes crossed in hopes we'll be seeing it in theaters soon.
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