Edna Ferber did not want James Dean to play Jett Rink, the brutish ranch hand turned dissolute millionaire oil magnate from her 1952 novel “Giant.” ‘ She had imagined someone brawnier for ...

Their bond had solidified during the first week or so in Marfa, prior to James Dean reporting to the set ... so a mock rig was erected for the scene where Jett Rink strikes oil.

The married couple get into trouble, however, when his sister, Luz (Mercedes McCambridge), clashes with Leslie, as well as when the ambitious young Jett Rink (James Dean) comes to admire them. As Buck ...

James Dean and Nathalie Wood on the set of 'Rebel ... following the rivalry between Texas rancher Bick Benedict (Hudson) and ranch hand Jett Rink (Dean), the latter of whome strikes oil on his ...

“James Dean was kept by a gay radio executive who ... played by Taylor. Dean plays Jett Rink, Benedict’s insolent ranch hand who inherits land from Benedict’s sister, discovers oil and ...

Rock Hudson and James Dean. Not that Dean was her first choice. For the role of Giant wildcatter Jett Rink, Ferber had fantasized about casting Robert Mitchum, or perhaps Burt Lancaster.

Hollywood icon James Dean tragically died at the age of 24 on ... Best Actor Oscar once again thanks to his performance as ...

Pilar Del Rey, a veteran character actor who appeared with James Dean and Elizabeth Taylor ... Taylor’s Leslie Benedict as an impatient Jett Rink (Dean) tries to rush her. Leslie’s learning ...

the dining room is decorated with photos of James Dean and Elizabeth Taylor from the 1956 movie Giant, which was filmed down the road (Dean’s character was named Jett Rink). In the dining room ...