Born on this day – James Dean:

 

Actor

February 8, 1931 – September 30, 1955

Credits:

The Big Story (1953–1957); Giant (1956); Crossroads (1955); Rebel Without a Cause (1955); Schlitz Playhouse (1955); Lux Video Theatre (1952–1955); East of Eden (1955); Kraft Theatre (1955); General Electric Theater (1954); Danger (1953–1954); Kraft Theatre (1954); The Philco Television Playhouse (1954); Pepsi Commercial (1954); Robert Montgomery Presents (1953); Armstrong Circle Theatre (1953); Kraft Theatre (1952–1953); Campbell Summer Soundstage (1953); Omnibus (1953); Studio One (1952–1953); Tales of Tomorrow (1953); Treasury Men in Action (1953); Trouble Along the Way (1953); You Are There (1953); The Kate Smith Hour (1953); Has Anybody Seen My Gal (1952); Hallmark Hall of Fame (1952); CBS Television Workshop (1952); Sailor Beware (1952); The Stu Erwin Show (1951); Fixed Bayonets! (1951); The Bigelow Theatre (1951); Family Theatre (1951).

On this day in movie history - Rebel Without a Cause (1955)

Rebel Without a Cause

directed by Nicholas Ray,

written by Stewart Stern and Irving Shulman,

based on a story by Nicholas Ray,

was released in the United States on October 27, 1955.

Music by Leonard Rosenman.

Cast:

James Dean, Natalie Wood, Sal Mineo, Jim Backus, Ann Doran, Corey Allen, William Hopper, Rochelle Hudson, Dennis Hopper, Edward Platt, Steffi Sidney, Marietta Canty, Virginia Brissac, Beverly Long, Ian Wolfe, Frank Mazzola, Robert Foulk, Jack Simmons, Tom Bernard, Nick Adams, Jack Grinnage, Clifford Morris, Dorothy Abbott, David Alpert, Jimmy Baird, Paul Birch, Harold Bostwick, Paul Bryar, John Close, Chuck Hamilton, Chuck Hicks, Skipper Huerta, Louise Lane, Nelson Leigh, David McMahon, Edward McNally, Peter Miller, Ralph Moratz, Bruce Noonan, House Peters Jr., Stephanie Pond-Smith, Charles Postal, Nicholas Ray, Gus Schilling, Almira Sessions, Joel Smith, Bert Stevens, Dick Wessel, Robert B. Williams.