Uploaded January 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
James Dean was, and continues to be, a Hollywood icon. But is it in despite of, or because of his infamous crash that cut his life tragically short, and did he know this was coming?
Come sit by me, as we’re getting into the entire haunting story of James Dean, what he was like as a person behind the films, and of course, the alleged ‘curse’ of the Porsche 550 Spyder.
SOURCES
📚 The Death Of James Dean by Warren Newton Beath: openlibrary.org/works/OL3465629W/The_death_of_James_Dean?edition=key%3A/books/OL2740628M
📺 Autopsy: The Last Hours Of James Dean
💻 telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/1499176/Revealed-the-truth-behind-the-crash-that-killed-James-Dean.html
💻 newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times-audrey-ann-dosch-d/21018163/?locale=en-GB
💻 speedsters.com/jd-speedster.htm
💻 bringatrailer.com/listing/gearbox
💻 scvhistory.com/gif/galleries/christophorus1960jamesdean
💻 astonishinglegends.com
💻 hemmings.com/stories/2020/09/30/is-a-four-speed-transaxle-once-considered-merely-a-spare-part-the-only-remaining-piece-of-james-deans-1955-porsche-550-spyder
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I don’t claim ownership of all the extracts, including images, videos and audio, featured in this video. I will include material according to the Creative Commons CC0 licensing, or according to fair usage on the basis that I’m reporting, educating, or providing commentary or critique.
Photo Credits: docs.google.com/document/d/1RpW-Ihvs6ru7OitPVKI6uXFfZqhmYYE5lG9bNeAuhzs/edit?usp=sharing
My whole aim for this channel is to educate and entertain you lovely people, using accurate factual information and personal experiences to the best of my knowledge. I spend hours and hours on the research for each one of my videos, using sources that I like to think are trustworthy. But let’s face it, no one’s perfect, and when you’re dealing with anything in history, especially the paranormal, mistakes will happen. If you’re interested, I’d highly recommend you do your own research, and if I have made a mistake, please tell me about it!
James Dean was, and continues to be, a Hollywood icon. But is it in despite of, or because of his infamous crash that cut his life tragically short, and did he know this was coming?
Come sit by me, as we’re getting into the entire haunting story of James Dean, what he was like as a person behind the films, and of course, the alleged ‘curse’ of the Porsche 550 Spyder.
SOURCES
📚 The Death Of James Dean by Warren Newton Beath: openlibrary.org/works/OL3465629W/The_death_of_James_Dean?edition=key%3A/books/OL2740628M
📺 Autopsy: The Last Hours Of James Dean
💻 telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/1499176/Revealed-the-truth-behind-the-crash-that-killed-James-Dean.html
💻 newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times-audrey-ann-dosch-d/21018163/?locale=en-GB
💻 speedsters.com/jd-speedster.htm
💻 bringatrailer.com/listing/gearbox
💻 scvhistory.com/gif/galleries/christophorus1960jamesdean
💻 astonishinglegends.com
💻 hemmings.com/stories/2020/09/30/is-a-four-speed-transaxle-once-considered-merely-a-spare-part-the-only-remaining-piece-of-james-deans-1955-porsche-550-spyder
COME SAY HI!
Instagram - instagram.com/dontscareclaire
THE LEGAL STUFF
I don’t claim ownership of all the extracts, including images, videos and audio, featured in this video. I will include material according to the Creative Commons CC0 licensing, or according to fair usage on the basis that I’m reporting, educating, or providing commentary or critique.
Photo Credits: docs.google.com/document/d/1RpW-Ihvs6ru7OitPVKI6uXFfZqhmYYE5lG9bNeAuhzs/edit?usp=sharing
My whole aim for this channel is to educate and entertain you lovely people, using accurate factual information and personal experiences to the best of my knowledge. I spend hours and hours on the research for each one of my videos, using sources that I like to think are trustworthy. But let’s face it, no one’s perfect, and when you’re dealing with anything in history, especially the paranormal, mistakes will happen. If you’re interested, I’d highly recommend you do your own research, and if I have made a mistake, please tell me about it!
