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Perhaps the only question that you have in your mind right now is why James Dean became a cultural icon. When his film Rebel Without A Cause was released in 1955, he became the picture that the film created. In fact, it was then when James Dean became the cultural icon that people always look up to. After that, he also starred in two more movies which supported his stardom. First was when he played the role of Cal Trask, the loner in the movie East of Eden who featured him as one of the greatest actors of his generation. After that, he played the role of Jett Rink who was the surly farmer in the movie Giant that was released in 1956. He played the leading roles in all three films which pretty much gave him his fame. Moreover, it was in all three films that made him popular that his popularity rests and his early death in a car crash gave him the legendary status that people have learned to deal with. [Read more…] about James Dean : The Cultural Icon