James Dean "shared his deepest pain" with his 'Giant' costar Elizabeth Taylor and confided to her that his childhood priest ...

Edna Ferber did not want James Dean to play Jett Rink ... casting could bring some added frisson to the movie. “Giant” began filming that May, 1955. It was a grueling shoot.

Perhaps the most enduring scene in “Giant,” the 1956 movie based on Edna Ferber’s novel of the same name, is the moment when Jett Rink, played by James Dean, strikes oil on his bleak West ...

The 'Rebel Without a Cause' star was nominated posthumously twice in that category after tragically passing away at 24 years ...