On the morning of Sept. 30, 1955, Dean set out from Los Angeles with his 29-year-old mechanic, Rolf Wütherich, in a brand-new ...
James Dean, the 24-year-old actor, was killed in a car crash at the intersection of Highway 41 and Highway 46 in San Luis Obispo County, California, 70 years ago today.
Seventy years ago today, actor James Dean was killed while driving his sports car on a remote highway in Central California.