James Dean Revisited

Like a restless ghost, James Dean continues to haunt us.

Though he died nearly twenty-five years ago, the enigmatic star of East of Eden, Rebel without a Cause, and Giant still symbolizes the mystery and torment of adolescence—an image that his sudden, violent death fixed forever in the public mind. 

Photographer Dennis Stock met Dean in Hollywood in 1954 and, intrigued, began to photograph him. Following him on his return to his hometown in Indiana, to New York City, and back to Hollywood, Stock recorded unforgettable views of the young actor in both his professional and his private worlds.

These photographs (many never before published), together with Stock's accompanying text, give us an intimate portrait of James Dean-the real man behind the lingering legend.