#Giant (1956)

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James Dean on the set of Giant (dir. George Stevens, 1956)

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ELIZABETH TAYLOR and ROCK HUDSON ━ [set footage from giant, ‘56]

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James Dean en el set de Giant 1955

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Elizabeth Taylor, Fran Bennett and Dennis Hopper on the set of Giant, 1956.

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It’s a wrap! Here are my YeeHawgust illustrations!

“On the Road Again” & “Greener Pastures”

“Desert Rain” & “Coyote Prowlin”

“Fool’s Gold” & “Trick Shot”

“Prancing in the Moonlight” & “Wild Mustang”

“Snake Eyes” & “Pardners for Life”

(Part 1)

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30 Days of Classic Queer Hollywood

Day 28: James Dean (1931 - 1955)

"No, I am not a homosexual. But I'm also not going to go through life with one hand tied behind my back." - James Dean when asked about his sexuality

James "Jimmy" Dean was one of the most iconic actors of the 20th century. Despite only starring in 3 films (East of Eden (1955), Rebel Without a Cause (1955), and Giant (1956)), he is one of the most recognizable actors of his time.

This lasting fame is largely due to the fact that he died in a car crash in 1955 at the age of 24, just as he was reaching stardom. He became the only actor to receive two posthumous Academy Award nominations for Best Actor. In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked him the 18th best male movie star of the Classic Hollywood.

James Dean was a bisexual man. He had relationships with many women, including model Pier Angeli and actresses Liz Sheridan, Barbara Glenn, Ursula Andress, and Beverly Wills. He reportedly had private liaisons with men including Marlon Brando, radio director Rogers Bracket, writer William Bast, and director Bob Stevens.

He was relatively open about this with his costars and coworkers. Nicholas Ray, the director of Rebel Without a Cause (1955), is on record as saying:

"James Dean was not straight, he was not gay, he was bisexual... Jimmy himself said more than once that he swung both ways, so why all the mystery or confusion?"

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i can't stop thinking about james dean's disgraced bachelor oil tycoon - drag king slay in giant

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Dennis Hopper in Giant (1956)

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The handsome Rock Hudson

Photographed by Peter Basch on set of Giant (1956)

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Rock Hudson in Giant (1956)

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the other star of giant: gary cooper’s piss hat

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our enhanced photo of a young James Dean on location for Giant (1956) in Marfa, Texas

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original caption: rock hudson took time to teach dennis hopper the hard facts of an actor's life

Dennis hasn't built up to a Bel Air mansion yet; he's perfectly content with a one-room apartment. "I go on kicks." he says. "I'II shut myself up there for a while, reading or painting." — Photoplay Magazine, ‘57.

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