The Dark Secrets and Scandals That Shaped Old Hollywood as We Know It

Live Fast, Die Young

Hollywood bad boy James Dean was more than just an actor—he also had a passion for cars and loved driving as fast as possible. Unfortunately, this led to his untimely demise. On September 30th, 1955, Dean was speeding in his Porsche 550 Spyder when he died in a head-on collision with another car. Dean was only 24 when he passed away and only performed in three films, two of which were released posthumously. He won two posthumous Oscar nominations.

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