James Dean
Series looking at photographs of ten icons. The story of a photoshoot which captured the essence of troubled star James Dean just seven months before his death.
In just three films and a career spanning 18 short months, James Dean captured the imagination of a new generation, hungry for a different kind of Hollywood hero - sensitive, spontaneous, unconventional and sexually ambiguous. His sudden, violent death in a car crash aged just 24 guaranteed him the immortality he craved and fixed his image as the beautiful rebellious youth in the public's mind forever.
One photoshoot, just seven months before his death, managed to capture the essence of the troubled, enigmatic Dean like no other. In February 1955, photographer Dennis Stock was given unique access to the new star, travelling with him to his home town in Indiana, then on to New York and LA. Their intimate collaboration would result in some of the most revealing, enduring and disturbing images of Dean ever taken. This film tells the story of the extraordinary shoot that would become his epitaph.
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Xavier Cugat and His Orchestra
Cugi's Cocktail (Hully Gully Cha Cha)
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Series Producer | Chris Granlund |
Executive Producer | Kim Thomas |
Broadcasts
- Mon 15 Dec 2014 15:55
- Tue 15 Dec 2015 16:00
- Thu 8 Dec 2016 06:10
- Fri 3 Mar 2017 06:00
- Wed 23 Aug 2017 06:00
- Mon 24 Sep 2018 06:00
- Tue 19 Mar 2019 06:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except Scotland