Theatre

Fairmount High School (September 1943 to May 1949)
His drama teacher was Adeline Nall.
TO THEM THAT SLEEP IN DARKNESS.  Back Creek Friends Church. Fairmount, Indiana. 1945
THE  MONKEY’S PAW. Fairmount High School. 1946
MOONCALF MUGFORD. Fairmount High School. 1947
OUR HEARTS WERE YOUNG AND GAY. Fairmount High School. 1947
GOON WITH THE WIND. Fairmount High School. 1948
YOU CAN’T TAKE IT WITH YOU. Fairmount High School. 1949

Santa Monica City College (September 1949 to May 1950)
His drama teacher was Gene Nielsen Owen.
THE ROMANCE OF SCARLET GULCH. The Miller Play House Theatre Guild, Los Angeles, August 1949
SHE WAS ONLY A FARMER’S DAUGHTER. Santa Monica City College, May 1950

University of California, Los Angeles (September 1950 to February 1951)
His drama teacher was the actor James Whitmore.
MACBETH. Royce Hall, UCLA, November 29, 1950.

Actors Studio.(Mr. Dean became a member in 1952. Membership was for life)
MATADOR. Actors Studio, New York, 1952

Professional Actor in Broadway
SEE THE JAGUAR. Cort Theatre, New York, December 1952
THE INMORALIST. Royale Theatre, New York, February 1954
WOMEN OF TRACHIS. Cherry Lane Theatre, New York, February 1954


Television Shows (New York)

Hill Number One. FAMILY THEATRE, National, 25 March 1951      
Into the Valley. CBS TELEVISION WORKSHOP, CBS, 27 January 1952
Sleeping Dogs.  THE WEB, CBS, 20 February 1952
Ten Thousand Horses Singing. WESTINGHOUSE STUDIO ONE, CBS, 3 March 1952
The Foggy, Foggy Dew. LUX VIDEO THEATER, CBS, 17 March 1952
Prologue to Glory. KRAFT TELEVISION THEATER, NBC, 21 May 1952
Abraham Lincoln. WESTINGHOUSE STUDIO ONE, CBS, 26 MAY 1952
The Forgotten Children. HALLMARK CARDS HALL OF FAME, NBC, 2 June 1952
The Hound of Heaven. THE KATE SMITH SHOW, NBC, 15 January 1953
The Case of the Watchful Dog. TREASURY MEN IN ACTION, NBC, 29 January 1953
The Killing of Jesse James. YOU ARE THERE, CBS, 8 February 1953
No Room.  DANGER, CBS, 14 April 1953
The Case of the Sawed-Off Shotgun. TREASURY MEN IN ACTION, NBC, 16 April 1953
The Evil Within. TALES OF TOMORROW, ABC, 1 May 1953
Something for an Empty Briefcase. CAMPBELL SOUNDSTAGE, NBC, 17 July 1953
Sentence of Death. WESTINGHOUSE STUDIO ONE SUMMER THEATER, CBS, 17 August 1953
Death is My Neighbor. DANGER, CBS, 25 August 1953
Rex Newman. THE BIG STORY, NBC, 11 September 1953
Glory in the Flower. OMNIBUS, CBS, 4 October 1953
Keep our Honor Bright. KRAFT TELEVISION THEATER, NBC, 14 October 1953
Life Sentence. CAMPBELL SOUNDSTAGE, NBC, 16 October 1953
A Long Time Till Down. KRAFT TELEVISION THEATER, NBC,  11 November 1953
The Bells of Cockaigne. ARMSTRONG’S CIRCLE THEATRE, NBC, 17 November 1953
Harvest. THE JOHNSON’S WAXPROGRAM, NBC, 23 November 1953
The Little Woman. DANGER, CBS, 30 March 1954
Run Like a Thief. PHILCO TV PLAYHOUSE, NBC, 5 September 1954
Padlock. DANGER, CBS, 9 November 1954
I’m a Fool. GENERAL ELECTRIC THEATER, CBS, 14 November 1954
The Dark, Dark Hour. GENERAL ELECTRIC THEATER, CBS, 12 December 1954
The Thief. THE UNITED STATES STEEL HOUR, ABC, 4 January 1955
The Unlighted Road. SCHILTZ PLAYHOUSE OF STARS, CBS, 6 May 1955

Television Commercials


Pepsi-Cola. National Network. Producer Jerry Fairbanks. Los Angeles, 13 December 1950
Highway Safety Commercial. National Network. Taped in Hollywood on 17 September 1955

Film

Sailor Beware!  PARAMOUNT January 1951
Fixed Bayonets! 20TH CENTURY-FOX November 1951
Has Anybody Seen My Gal?  UNIVERSAL July 1952
East of Eden WARNER BROS 1955
Rebel Without a Cause WARNER BROS 1955
Giant WARNER BROS 1956

Documentaries


The Steve Allen Show. Directed by Steve Allen. NBC, 14 October 1956
The James Dean Story. Director Robert Altman. WARNER BROS, 13 August 1957
The First American Teenager. Director Ray Connolly. VISUAL PROGRAMME SYSTEMS, 1976
Hollywood, I Rebelli: James Dean. Director Claudio Masenza. CLAK, 1982
Forever James Dean. Director Ara Chekmayan. WARNER BROS, 1988

Awards

1949
The Madman’s Manuscript from Charles Dickens’s the Pickwick Papers
National Forensic League Speech Competition
Indiana state Contest: First Place
National contest: Sixth Place

1954
The Immoralist
The Daniel Blum Theater World Award: Most Promising Personality of the Year

1955
East of Eden
The American Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences
Oscar Nomination: Best Actor

1956
East of Eden
Hollywood Foreign Press Association
Golden Globe Award: Special Posthumous Award

1956
Giant
The American Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences
Oscar Nomination: Best Actor

1956
Giant
Hollywood Foreign Press Association
Golden Globe Award: World Film Favorite
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