Showing posts with label Indiana. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Indiana. Show all posts

Friday, January 15, 2010

DENNIS STOCK 1928-2010

We were sorry to hear that Dennis Stock passed away. He took many of the iconic photographs of James Dean, originally for a LIFE MAGAZINE story.
His most famous photograph.

His photographs made up much of the Robert Altman film THE JAMES DEAN STORY



James with his cousin Marcus Winslow

Marcus showed Josh and I many of the photographs that were on display for a museum event. We talked about Dennis Stock. Marcus was so happy that Stock preserved so much of his cousin's short life in photographs.

James Dean's last visit home to Fairmount, Indiana. Stock said, "I liked him sometimes, but not all of the time...But he was like family after awhile. We really bonded in Indiana. Not in New York, where he was distracted a lot. He was an insomniac and didn't get a lot of sleep and was a pain." I wrote the song "James Byron Dean" for RICK GOLDSCHMIDT SINGS with these photographs in mind.
posted by Thomas Frederick

Wednesday, September 30, 2009

JAMES DEAN REMEMBERED

James Dean passed away September, 30th 1955 at 5:45pm at the intersection of Routes 466 and 41 at the young age of 24. My son Josh and I took a trip to Fairmount, Indiana last September to visit with his cousin Marky Winslow on the farm where James grew up and to take a walk in James' footsteps.


With James Dean biographer David Loehr at the James Dean Gallery

One of the cars James Dean actually drove and took to the sweet heart ball

Marcus is a big car buff and showed us his classic collection

Marky, Josh and Rocky the dog at the home where James grew up

Marky and James February 1955


Downtown Fairmount hasn't changed much...


Sunday, September 21, 2008

Fairmount, Indiana volume 4



Arthur Rankin, Jr. actually worked on an episode of TALES OF TOMORROW with JAMES DEAN, as the art director, during his early days at ABC TELEVISION!
MARK "MARKY" WINSLOW in his office


The JAMES DEAN GALLERY is owned and operated by my friend David Loehr (Foremost JAMES DEAN collector) and Lenny. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND visiting his place for all of your JAMES DEAN needs. Visit http://www.jamesdeangallery.com/ or contact Lenny at lennyshirts@netscape.net This gallery also houses many James Dean artifacts on display.

A statue just outside the JAMES DEAN GALLERY


RARE pic on the set of GIANT

Artifacts from REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE