James Dean

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The cover star of Bigmouth Strikes Again. Morrissey wrote James Dean Is Not Dead in 1981.
Image used as a backdrop circa 2007-2008:

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A childhood photo of Dean was used on tour passes & drum header in 2012:

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A Morrissey & Dean montage was used as a backdrop in 2019, using a still from Rebel Without A Cause (1955). Morrissey replaces Corey Allen in the image:

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Image used as backdrop during "We Hate It When Our Friends Become Successful" in 2022. James Dean on The Stu Erwin Show (S2.E8 Jackie Knows All, Dec. 7, 1951).

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Image used as backdrop during "Some Say I Got Devil" in 2016.

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  Screenshot video source - marcelonic1 / YouTube

Image used on a Crew shirt - observed on 3rd leg of 2022 tour (at The Magnolia):

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  Miro Lagioia: drum technician (2022) source

Mentioned In

• The Morrissey Collection - Smash Hits (June 21 - July 4, 1984)
• Bigmouth Strikes Again (single)
• Morrissey, the Ever Marketable - Los Angeles Times (March 27, 1994)
• Tour Of The Tormentors MMVI 2006-2007 Pre-show Tracks
• Greatest Hits Tour 2007-2008 Pre-show Tracks
• All The Best Ones Are Dead - true-to-you.net (March 18, 2016)
• The Interview. A LARKS' TONGUE IN APRIL. - Morrissey Central (June 24, 2019)

Wikipedia Information

James Byron Dean (February 8, 1931 – September 30, 1955) was an American actor with a career that lasted five years until his death. His roles typified teenage disillusionment and social estrangement of his time. He had several uncredited roles from 1951 to 1953 before starring as a rebellious son attempting to win his father's approval in East of Eden (1955). In Rebel Without a Cause (1955), he portrayed a teenager struggling to make sense of his emotions, who feels frustrated with his family and social life. His last lead role was playing a Texan rancher who discovered oil and became rich, in Giant (1956). Dean died in a car crash in 1955. He became the only actor to receive two posthumous Academy Award acting nominations, being nominated in the Best Actor category for East of Eden and Giant. In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked him the 18th best male movie star of Golden Age Hollywood in the AFI's 100 Years...100 Stars list. Dean's film roles, fashion, and manners became celebrated in popular culture and influenced the development of rock and roll in the 1950s and 1960s.

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