Death of James Dean – Wikipedia

The death of Hollywood actor James Dean occurred on September 30, 1955, near Cholame, California.Dean had previously competed in several auto racing events, and was traveling to a sports car racing competition when his car crashed at the junction of California State Route 46 (former 466) and California State Route 41.He was 24 years old.

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