James Dean
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The cover star of Bigmouth Strikes Again.
Morrissey wrote James Dean Is Not Dead in 1981.
Image used as a backdrop circa 2007-2008:
A childhood photo of Dean was used on tour passes & drum header in 2012:
A Morrissey & Dean montage was used as a backdrop in 2019, using a still from Rebel Without A Cause (1955). Morrissey replaces Corey Allen in the image:
Image used as backdrop during "We Hate It When Our Friends Become Successful" in 2022. James Dean on The Stu Erwin Show (S2.E8 Jackie Knows All, Dec. 7, 1951).
Image used on a Crew shirt - observed on 3rd leg of 2022 tour (at The Magnolia):
Miro Lagioia: drum technician (2022) source
Mentioned In
- The Morrissey Collection - Smash Hits (June 21 - July 4, 1984)
- Bigmouth Strikes Again (single)
- Morrissey, the Ever Marketable - Los Angeles Times (March 27, 1994)
- Tour Of The Tormentors MMVI 2006-2007 Pre-show Tracks
- Greatest Hits Tour 2007-2008 Pre-show Tracks
- All The Best Ones Are Dead - true-to-you.net (March 18, 2016)
- The Interview. A LARKS' TONGUE IN APRIL. - Morrissey Central (June 24, 2019)
Wikipedia Information
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James Byron Dean (February 8, 1931 – September 30, 1955) was an American actor with a career that lasted five years. He is regarded as a cultural icon of teenage disillusionment and social estrangement, as expressed in the title of his most celebrated film Rebel Without a Cause (1955), in which he starred as troubled teenager Jim Stark. The other two roles that defined his stardom were loner Cal Trask in East of Eden (1955) and surly ranch hand Jett Rink in Giant (1956). Dean died in a car crash in 1955. He became the only actor to receive two posthumous Academy Award acting nominations, being nominated in the Best Actor category for East of Eden and Giant. In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked him the 18th best male movie star of Golden Age Hollywood in the AFI's 100 Years...100 Stars list. Dean's film roles, fashion, and manners became celebrated in popular culture and influenced the development of rock and roll in the 1950s and 1960s.