Surviving James Dean

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Location	Collection	Call #
CLP - Main Library	Second Floor - Non-fiction	PN1992.4.B38 A3 2006
Location	CLP - Main Library
Collection	Second Floor - Non-fiction
Call Number	PN1992.4.B38 A3 2006

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Published Reviews

Publisher's Weekly Review: "Bast, a TV writer and journalist, was infatuated with James Dean (1931-1955) from the moment they met (at UCLA in 1950). A closeted gay man, Bast had a crush on the brooding, unknown actor and had a brief fling with him. This work records their close friendship, Dean's rise to stardom and the years following his premature death at age 24. Dean's troubled life is well documented, and Bast isn't interested in repeating his previous James Dean, a Biography, written in 1956. At the time, Bast was loathe to reveal his homosexuality or Dean's affairs with men. He now hopes to make up for his "youthful shortcomings and omissions." The hook is Dean's sexuality, which Bast explores in detail, discounting his relationships with women and focusing on those with men, including a stint with a notorious "chicken hawk," an older man who fancies younger guys (Bast quotes Dean saying of the union, "I paid my way"). This simple, heartfelt book records Bast's coming out and the long-term impact Dean had on his life. 16-page b&w photo insert not seen by PW. (Apr.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved"
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Additional Information

Subjects	Bast, William. Dean, James, -- 1931-1955. Television writers -- United States -- Biography.
Publisher	Fort Lee, N.J. :Barricade Books,2006
Language	English
Notes	Includes index.
Description	xii, 304 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
ISBN	156980298X (pbk.)
Other	Classic View