James Dean and Mercedes McCambridge in "Giant." 1955 Warner / MPTV
				
				
						 Caption: James Dean and Mercedes McCambridge in "Giant." 1955 Warner / MPTV
																																				
						Actor, Miscellaneous Crew
						Born: February 8, 1931
						Star sign: Aquarius
						Height: 5' 8" (1.73 m)
						Known for: Rebel Without a Cause (1955), East of Eden (1955), Giant (1956), General Electric Theater (1953)
						Source: IMDB
						James Byron Dean was born February 8, 1931 in Marion, Indiana, to Mildred Marie (Wilson) and Winton A. Dean, a farmer turned dental technician. His mother died when Dean was nine, and he was subsequently raised on a farm by his aunt and uncle in Fairmount, Indiana. After grade school, he moved to New York to pursue his dream of acting. He received...