Take another hit on that crack pipe.
James Dean, survived into old age. Quirky and dark about whatever inner flame filled his soul. Marlon was about as close to a sociopath as one could get without being either institutionalized or imprisoned.
Was he involved in some way with murder and the covering up of same? He certainly had a dreadful track record on his personal relationships.
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James Dean--1931-1955
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Interesting that in the last few weeks we have lost 3 large figures, yet with Reagan and Ray Charles, they talked about the geratness of the men themselves and their work as an offshoot of that.
You will not hear the word "beloved" used in reference to Brando. They will talk about his work but they will tiptoe around the fact that as a human being he was petty awful.
Sad legacy if you ask me.
Take another hit on that crack pipe.
Watch out, there is a competion here for the Master of the Obvious title!
I've always thought of him in pretty much the same way. Whenever I see Rebel Without a Cause and Dean's character (brain fart, can't think of the character's name) says "You're tearing me apart!" I always think of how easily Brando would have fit the role.
When this brand new Porsche bit the dust in 1955, Dean was in it.