The Legend of James Dean: Demonic Heroes Have Villainous Virtues

by Derek Reeves

The Legend of James Dean: Demonic Heroes Have Villainous Virtues challenges previously conceived notions about the actor James Dean.

Author Derek Reeves argues that Dean was not a rebel against the establishment, and that class conflict, the need to redefine his public image, and a desire to attack Christianity prompted the men who ran the motion picture industry in the 1950s to portray the actor as a rebel against conformity of any kind.
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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1665761962
• ISBN13: 9781665761963
• Release Date: September 2024
• Publisher: Archway Publishing
• Length: 298 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"