Marion in Grant County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Mildred Marie Wilson Dean
September 15, 1910 July 14, 1940
| | Wife of Winton Aaron Dean, Mother of American Actor James Byron Dean | |
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, March 8, 2021
1. Mildred Marie Wilson Dean Marker
Mildred nurtured her son in the arts at an early age with piano, violin puppet shows, and dance he went on to star in three major motion pictures:
East of EdenJames Dean died on September 30, 1955 at age 24 in a traffic accident on a California highway. He was laid to rest at Park Cemetery in Fairmount, Indiana, just 8 miles south of this location. Mildred dean is buried 30 yards west of this plaque.
Rebel Without a Cause
Giant
Erected 2015.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Entertainment • Women.
Location. 40° 32.49′ N, 85° 40.433′ W. Marker is in Marion, Indiana, in Grant County. It is at the intersection of South Western Avenue (Indiana Route 9/15) and West 16th Street, on the right when traveling south on South Western Avenue. The marker is in Grant Memorial Park Cemetery. It is in the far north east corner, adjacent to South Western Avenue. Entrance to the cemetery is at the far south western corner off 26th Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this
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Regionally, this marker is in Central Indiana. It is also in the American Midwest and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture and also the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Grant County Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Marie Webster House (approx. one mile away); Allen Temple (approx. 1.1 miles away); The Wilson-Vaughn House (approx. 1.2 miles away); Paws For Thought Garfield (approx. 1.2 miles away); Phi Delta Kappa Fraternity (approx. 1.4 miles away); Martin Boots (approx. 1.4 miles away); In Memory of David Branson (approx. 1.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Marion.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Samuel Plato (was approx. 1.2 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, March 8, 2021
2. Mildred Marie Wilson Dean Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on March 10, 2021. It was originally submitted on March 10, 2021, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,461 times since then and 50 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 10, 2021, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
