Famous Hoosiers The Unusual and Eclectic James Dean April 4, 2019 1Little James Dean, Age 1 2James Dean, Age 7 3Dean’s first broadcast appearance—a Pepsi commercial, 1951 4Dean with Vampira (Maila Nurmi) on the set of The Vampira Show, 1954 5Mugging with Natalie Wood on the set of Rebel Without a Cause, 1955 6Brando visiting the set of East of Eden, 1955 7Dean hanging out in Elizabeth Taylor’s trailer on the set of Giant, 1955 8Dean taking dance classes along with Eartha Kitt, 1955 9Have to keep the lights on, folks… 10Dean playing ping pong, 1955 11Dean helping Geraldine Page before she gets onstage, 1955 12Dean starring with Ronald Reagan in General Electric Theater‘s episode “The Dark, Dark Hours”, 1954 13Varsity basketball star Jimmy Dean, 1949 14Dean snapping photos of Sammy David Jr., 1955 15A Hoosier actor sitting at a Hoosier kitchen table reading the works of a Hoosier poet, 1955 16ADVERTISEMENT