Talk:James Dean

Porn Star Influence

There is a porn star who goes by James Deen. His hair looks similar to that of the late actor. [1]

Quality issue

What a dreadfully written article, at times incoherent. Worse, what's with the mention of "premonitions" and "curses"? Never mind the inaccuracies and tabloid gunk.

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i'm sure the bloke who drove into dean wasn't called turnupspeed

Another Janes Dean movie

Recently, my son and I went to a used movie/bookstore and found and unheard of movie that had James Dean in it. It is called "Hill Number One." It is a movie about the cruxifiction of Jesus Christ. He plays a small role in the movie, but it is well worth mentioning. Can anyone add it in for me? Thank you.

Edit request on 30 January 2012

Under section 6.3 The "curse" of "Little Bastard," there appears to be a typo in the second to last sentence of the last paragraph. It seems that the word Eschrich should be spelled Eschrid, as it is spelled in all preceding occurrences of his name throughout the article. Thanks.

Jcoffin1 (talk) 07:46, 30 January 2012 (UTC)

Y Done Thanks. I've reviewed the sources; as they all use 'Eschrich', I've changed the occurrences of 'Eschrid' to match. Dru of Id (talk) 10:23, 30 January 2012 (UTC)

This post is incorrect. The name Eschrich is correct. Dr. William Eschrich of Burbank, CA. The name Eschrid is a typo-graphical error that has been around for 20-30 years. Another factoid in the series of errors about James Dean and his Porsche Spyder.

Google: Dr. William Eschrich and James Dean. Dr. Eschrich purchased the wrecked Spyder from the insurance company. He was a race car competitor of James Dean. Listed in race programs as Eschrich.

Lee Raskin, Author, James Dean At Speed aka PorshaBoy on Wiki. — Preceding unsigned comment added by PorshaBoy (talk • contribs) 20:04, 23 February 2012 (UTC)

Edit request on 23 February 2012

WIKIPEDIA PAGE ON JAMES DEAN http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Dean ________________________________________________

To correct erroneous statements and facts:

Racing career and 'Little Bastard' (Existing paragraph) When Dean got the part in East of Eden, he bought himself a red race-prepared MG TD and, shortly afterwards, a white Ford Country Squire Woodie station wagon. Dean upgraded his MG to a 1954 Porsche 356 Speedster, which he raced. Dean came in second in the Palm Springs Road Races in March 1955 after a driver was disqualified; he came in third in May 1955 at Bakersfield and was running fourth at the Santa Monica Road Races later that month until he retired with an engine failure.

Changed paragraph to read: In April, 1955, after securing the co-starring role of Cal Trask in East of Eden, Dean purchased a 1955 Triumph T-110, 650cc motorcycle and later, a used red, 1953 MG TD sports car. In March, 1955, Dean traded the MG for a new 1955 Porsche Super Speedster purchased from Competition Motors in Hollywood. Just before filming began on Rebel Without a Cause, Dean entered the Palm Springs Road Races with the Speedster on March 26-27th. He finished first overall in Saturday’s novice class and second overall in the Sunday main event. Dean also raced the Speedster at Bakersfield on May 1-2nd, finishing first in class and third overall. His final race with the Speedster was at Santa Barbara on Memorial Day, May 30th, where he started in the eighteenth position, worked his way up to fourth, before over revving his engine and blowing a piston. He did not finish the race.*

• Footnote: James Dean At Speed, 2005, Lee Raskin author, pgs. 47- 48; 68-71; 73-74; 78-81; 83-86.

Existing paragraph: During filming of Rebel Without a Cause, Dean traded in the 356 Speedster for one of only 90 Porsche 550 Spyders. He was contractually barred from racing during the filming of Giant, but with that out of the way, he was free to compete again. The Porsche was in fact a stopgap for Dean, as delivery of a superior Lotus Mk. X was delayed and he needed a car to compete at the races in Salinas, California.

Changed to read: During the filming of Giant during June through mid-September, Warner Bros. had barred Dean from racing. In July, Dean put down a deposit on a new Lotus IX sports racer with Jay Chamberlain, a dealer in Burbank. Dean was told that the Lotus delivery would be delayed until the fall. As Dean was finishing up Giant’s filming, he suddenly traded his Speedster into Competition Motors for a new 1955 Porsche 550 Spyder on September 21st and entered the upcoming Salinas Road Race event scheduled for October 1-2nd. He also purchased a new 1955 Ford Country Squire station wagon to use for towing the new Spyder to/from the races on a open wheel car trailer. *

• Footnote: James Dean At Speed 2005, Lee Raskin, author; pgs. 101-102.

PorshaBoy (talk) 19:53, 23 February 2012 (UTC) Lee Raskin ( PorshaBoy) Author, James Dean At Speed, 2005

Y Done Thank you for these corrections. Lee Raskin is the authority on this matter. Carlstak (talk) 21:19, 23 February 2012 (UTC)