How Robert De Niro’s acting idols shaped his career
From one generation of greats to another.
James Dean
Jack Nicholson’s absurd suggestion for the modern-day James Dean: “I told him when I first met him”
It makes absolutely no sense.
The TV witch accused of casting the hex that killed James Dean: “Darling, come and join me!”
She wasn’t just any witch.
“The best”: The lasting impact James Dean had on Dennis Hopper
Dennis Hopper remembers the unforgettable James Dean.
How James Dean, Marlon Brando, and Robert De Niro became three very different kinds of icon
Very different, equally legendary.
Did James Dean and John Wayne star in a long-lost movie together?
Did Dean and the Duke link up for an unfinishd project?
The tragic young star Francis Ford Coppola compared to James Dean: “He was a very charismatic, wonderful actor”
Another talent taken too soon.
The brief career of an icon: what was James Dean’s best movie?
A short-lived but powerful contribution to cinema.
Were James Dean and Marlon Brando lovers in a “cat-and-mouse” affair?
A pair of cinematic greats fatefully intertwined.
Robert De Niro’s favourite actors of all time
“They are considered the great performances of that time”.