{"product_id":"the-real-james-dean-intimate-memories-from-those-who-knew-him-best-paperback","title":"The Real James Dean: Intimate Memories from Those Who Knew Him Best - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePeter L. Winkler\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eGeorge Stevens\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the decades following his death, many of those who knew James Dean best--actors, directors, friends, lovers (both men and women), photographers, and Hollywood columnists--shared stories of their first-person experiences with him in interviews and in the articles and autobiographies they wrote. Their recollections of Dean became lost in fragile back issues of movie magazines and newspapers and in out-of-print books that are extremely hard to find. Until now. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Real James Dean\u003c\/i\u003e is the first book of its kind: a rich collection spanning six decades of writing in which many of the people whose lives were touched by Dean recall their indelible experiences with him in their own words. Here are the memorable personal accounts of Dean from his high school and college drama teachers; the girl he almost married; costars like Rock Hudson, Natalie Wood, Jim Backus, and Raymond Massey; directors Elia Kazan, Nicholas Ray, and George Stevens; entertainer Eartha Kitt; gossip queen Hedda Hopper; the passenger who accompanied Dean on his final, fatal road trip; and a host of his other friends and colleagues.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter L. Winkler \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of \u003ci\u003eDennis Hopper: The Wild Ride of a Hollywood Rebel\u003c\/i\u003e. His writing has appeared in \u003ci\u003eFilmfax\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eHuffington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003ePlayboy\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Valley Village, California. \u003cb\u003eGeorge Stevens Jr. \u003c\/b\u003eis a writer, director, and producer who founded the American Film Institute. He has won seventeen Emmys, two Peabody Awards, and an Honorary Academy Awar.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 01, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51763439796512,"sku":"9781613734728","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/6672829f4c956d8725b4badeb7adf431.webp?v=1780235806","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-real-james-dean-intimate-memories-from-those-who-knew-him-best-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}