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 ...

Moreover, this modern take on the classic immortalizes Kazan’s grandfather, Elia Kazan’s legacy, who directed the 1955 East of Eden film starring James Dean. Kazan has also written East of ...

Even if James Dean might not have quite reached legendary status before his first starring role in East of Eden, signs ...

Something about James Dean on and off the screen is both audacious and fragile. He won durable fame with just three movies. In East of Eden he plays ... overdose Took his art from street graffiti ...