Episode 107: James Dean
High Spirits Chicago
English - June 08, 2020 20:11 - 47 minutes - 43.2 MB - ★★★ - 19 ratingsComedy Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Our apologies for the error with the previous track. It has now been corrected.
Jay fills us in on the fast life and death of James Dean, whose untimely death still has an affect on us today.
This episode includes:
1. Despite the bad boy, loner reputation, James Dean was a popular kid and and exceptional student.
2. James dropped out of UCLA in 1951 and starred in his first movie in 1955, East of Eden.
3. The movie Rebel Without a Cause is said to be cursed, with all 3 lead actors dying tragic deaths.
4. Dean had aspirations of racing in the Indy 500.
5. Dean's Porsche Spyder, which was the vehicle he crashed, has long been the subject of mystery post-accident.
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