Death of James Dean

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American actor James Dean was killed at the age of 24 in an auto accident on September 30, 1955, near Cholame, California. He had previously competed in several auto racing events, and was traveling to a sports car racing competition in Salinas, California, when he was involved in a car crash at the junction of U.S. Route 466 (later SR 46) and SR 41.