The Death of James Dean

Witness History: Archive 2014 - A podcast by BBC World Service

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On 30 September 1955 the Hollywood actor, James Dean, crashed his car and died. Listen to three people who remember his death well - Otie Hunter, the policeman who booked him for speeding earlier that day, Carroll Baker who acted alongside him in his final film, and his cousin Marcus Winslow. (Photo: James Dean. Credit: Associated Press)