It always helps your legacy when you die young.
Think Marilyn Monroe.
“It always helps your legacy when you die young.”
True.
“Think Marilyn Monroe.”
Yeah, but she was 36 and an obviously talented actress.
Dean had been credited in only three films and somehow was nominated for huge awards for all three of them: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Dean#Filmography
I’m not saying he had no talent. I’m just saying his talent was vastly overrated. It was mostly his capturing of the zeitgeist of teen angst that made him a star. He died at 24. I find him almost unwatchable at times. Just my opinion.