James Dean Showalter was born on August 9, 1938 at Reid Memorial Hospital in Richmond, IN to Elizabeth Kinsey Showalter and Jesse Lloyd Showalter. Jim grew up in Farmland, Indiana and was raised ...

Before shooting began on the movie “East of Eden,” director Elia Kazan reportedly sent James Dean off to Palm Springs to gain some weight and get some sun so that he looked like a “real ...