Before shooting “East of Eden,” director Elia Kazan reportedly sent James Dean off to Palm Springs to gain some weight and get some sun.

James Dean, the 1950s Hollywood icon ... specifically from Jerry's Bar in New York. The proprietor of the bar, Jerry Lucci, gave Dean cooking lessons on spaghetti and let Dean eat at the bar ...

Perhaps the most enduring scene in “Giant,” the 1956 movie based on Edna Ferber’s novel of the same name, is the moment when Jett Rink, played by James Dean ... party in New York but ...