“The James Dean You Didn’t Know” is the story of Jimmy Dean and the author, Herbert Wolff – first as students at UCLA, and later reuniting in friendship, discovery and ambition in New York City. (The earlier of the two vignettes was published previously on Kindle as “James Dean: The First Year.”)For three generations after his tragic death, Jimmy Dean remains a source of wonder and legend. And the U.S. Postal Service put out a commemorative stamp…the same as they did with Marilyn and Elvis.But legends give rise from reality, and Herbert Wolff writes about instances that only he and James Dean shared. These are a series of small occurrences experienced by these two men in their early 20s, revealing James Dean’s zeal to grasp everything that might fulfill what he believed to be an unfulfilled life.
“The James Dean You Didn’t Know” is the story of Jimmy Dean and the author, Herbert Wolff – first as students at UCLA, and later reuniting in friendship, discovery and ambition in New York City. (The earlier of the two vignettes was published previously on Kindle as “James Dean: The First Year.”)For three generations after his tragic death, Jimmy Dean remains a source of wonder and legend. And the U.S. Postal Service put out a commemorative stamp…the same as they did with Marilyn and Elvis.But legends give rise from reality, and Herbert Wolff writes about instances that only he and James Dean shared. These are a series of small occurrences experienced by these two men in their early 20s, revealing James Dean’s zeal to grasp everything that might fulfill what he believed to be an unfulfilled life.
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