James Dean memorabilia collector Neil Sheehan is organizing an effort to restore the 1977 memorial to the famed movie star ...

In 1955, the American actor (and future icon) passed away at the young age of 24. These are James Dean's last words.

For nearly 50 years, James Dean fans have flocked about an hour north of Indianapolis every September for an annual festival celebrating the late hometown hero and Hollywood heartthrob.

Local screenwriter Terry Green was en route to San Jose, Calif., in 1988 when he stopped in a tiny town comprised of a diner, a shuttered gas station and a memorial to James Dean. He'd stumbled across ...