Episode

James Dean: A Death Foretold, a Gruesome Publicity Stunt, and a Haunted Car

Podcast: HOLLYWOODLAND
Published: Jul 6, 2026
Duration seconds: 2004
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Summary

James Dean died in a high speed car crash at the age of 24, but his legend lives on. Fan clubs held monthly memorial services and wrote movie studios begging for relics of their patron saint. Professional illusionists swore they could resurrect his body. Rumors that Dean survived the deadly crash were spurred on, and in some cases planted, by a film studio with a financial stake in keeping his memory alive. The car that killed him had a grisly afterlife of its own, taking two more lives before mysteriously disappearing forever. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.