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Title: The Death of James Dean by Warren Newton Beath ISBN: 0-8021-3143-3 Publisher: Grove Press Pub. Date: 01 November, 1988 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $11.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.8 (5 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: An Interesting Twist To Dean's Last Ride
Comment: I read this book when it first was published, so I am obviously not in the best position to critique it at least a couple years later. However, when it comes to James Dean I am an admitted addict and have read almost everything that has been published about him over the past 30 years. What makes this book a standout is that it concentrates on Dean's death as opposed to his life. It provides very detailed information re: his last ride and how his death and the subsequent hoopla surrounding it was handled. It also provides quite a lot of previously unpublished material in regard to the period immediately before and after his death. The author has saved us all a lot of pain and irritation by researching this material in a factual and precise manner.
What makes this book a positive departure from the other Dean book is that there is no psychological stuff about Dean's tortured youth or attempts to affix a death wish to him, just a lot of good hard facts. Joe Friday couldn't do a better job in that area.
The best part of this book? It sticks to the truth and makes for an interesting read.
Rating: 5
Summary: not just a read - an experience
Comment: Beath makes the death of James Dean a very personal experience for the reader. This is not a book one reads and forgets - the reader has participated in the author's passionate search for the substance behind the tragedy and the reader is changed. I'm ready for more from this author.
Rating: 5
Summary: One of the Best Dean Books in Print
Comment: The most amazing aspect of Beath's book is the original and innovative research. Basically, Beath was the first Hollywood biographer to dig into public records--traffic reports, lawsuit testimony--and uncover facts about Dean's death that had been previously overlooked. If Pulitzer Prizes were not the preserve of Manhattan writers and their pals, Warren Newton Beath of Bakersfield, California would have won one for this book.
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Title: Jimmy Dean on Jimmy Dean by Jimmy Dean ISBN: 0859651266 Publisher: Plexus Publishing (UK) Pub. Date: 01 September, 1994 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: James Dean: The Biography by Val Holley ISBN: 031215156X Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 01 January, 1997 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: James Dean-The Mutant King: A Biography by David Dalton ISBN: 155652398X Publisher: Chicago Review Press Pub. Date: 01 September, 2001 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title:The James Dean Story ASIN: B00005LKHT Publisher: Goodtimes Home Video Pub. Date: 29 May, 2001 List Price(USD): $4.95 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $4.95 |
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Title: James Dean: Behind the Scene by Leith Adams, Keith Burns ISBN: 0806523255 Publisher: Citadel Press Pub. Date: 01 July, 2001 List Price(USD): $21.95 |
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