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Related Historical Markers

- Identical bronze bust in Fairmount, Indiana; and the James Dean Memorial in San Luis Obispo County, California.
 
By Craig Doda, September 26, 2021
James Dean Marker
SHOWN IN SOURCE-SPECIFIED ORDER
1 ► Indiana, Grant County, Fairmount — James Dean — 1931-1955 —
This is not a monument to a rebel, those were only roles he played James Dean was an American original who on a basis of high school honors and in a period of five years time rose to the very pinnacle of the theatrical profession and through the . . . — — Map (db m182711) HM
2 ► California, San Luis Obispo County, Cholame — Tribute to a Young Man — James Dean Memorial —
His name was James Byron Dean. He was an actor. He died just before sundown on September 30, 1955, when his Porsche collided with another car at a fork in the road not 900 yards east of this tree, long known as The Tree of Heaven. He was 24 years . . . — — Map (db m174406) HM
 
 
  
  
  
 
 
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Oct. 9, 2026