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 ...

Sixty years ago today, James Dean was killed driving his Porsche 950 ... and his performance as supporting character Jett Rink was so captivating, he shared a Best Actor nomination with co ...

Born in Indiana in 1931, dead in California in 1955, in James Dean’s short life he managed ... Stark in “Rebel Without A Cause,” and Jett Rink in “Giant” — that serve as forever ...

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 ...

Classic clothier Bench & Loom is now making that dream come true for one very specific item: The Jett Rink ranch coat worn by James Dean in the 1956 film ‘Giant.’ Last fall, the website ...

Perhaps the most enduring scene in “Giant,” the 1956 movie based on Edna Ferber’s novel of the same name, is the moment when ...

The art shows James Dean’s character, Jett Rink, and other pieces from the 1956 movie. To stream NewsWest9 on your phone, you need the NewsWest9 app. Muralist John Cerney’s famous plywood ...

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 ...