How old was James Dean in the movie East of Eden?
James Dean was 23 in East of Eden when he played the character 'Caleb Trask'.
That was over 69 years ago in 1955.
In 1955 he died aged just 24, starring in 32 films in his career, 15 of those after East of Eden was first released. If he were alive today he would be 93.
How old do you think he looks in the movie?
In East of Eden, I think James Dean looks:
Did you know?
- Director Elia Kazan has worked with James Dean just once in his career.
- James Dean's first movie was as 'John' in Hill Number One: A Story of Faith and Inspiration, released in 1951 when he was 19
- East of Eden scores 7.61 out of 10 on TMDB.
