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Post by hi224 on Sept 11, 2019 18:59:16 GMT
do you think perhaps he would've burnt out with acting as Elia Kazan sort of surmised.
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Post by Dirty Santa PaulsLaugh on Sept 11, 2019 22:37:31 GMT
Yes. Though he could have been like Dennis Hopper and rebound later.
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Post by BATouttaheck on Sept 11, 2019 22:44:31 GMT
I don't really think that he would have "burned out" as a actor because he most likely would have died early in his life... probably in another auto accident or via "recreational" drugs.
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Post by Lebowskidoo 🎄😷🎄 on Sept 12, 2019 11:24:12 GMT
That's what we do when someone dies young, we wonder what they could have done or not done. He would have gone on to great things, there's no way of knowing for how long his career would last. He might have been seen as a relic of the 50's and the public might have moved on, or he could have adapted with the times and had an amazing career.  |
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Post by teleadm on Sept 12, 2019 17:46:12 GMT
Some movies that might have stood in line for him were: Somebody Up There Likes Me 1956 and The Left Handed Gun 1958, both roles went to Paul Newman, King Creole 1958 were the role went to Elvis Presley.
There might be many other roles that awaited him, some could be in early drafts, some could just have been made up as publicity stunts, and should be taken with a grain of salt.
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Post by BATouttaheck on Sept 12, 2019 17:49:23 GMT
DEan and Newman get quite silly in this audition teleadm |
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Post by petrolino on Sept 13, 2019 18:48:49 GMT
Dennis Hopper said he'd have done extraordinary things and done them well. He believed there was no end to the man's curiosity, imagination and ambition, but that he'd have tried his hand at other things (including directing).
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Post by petrolino on Sept 13, 2019 20:18:21 GMT
Dennis Hopper said he'd have done extraordinary things and done them well. He believed there was no end to the man's curiosity, imagination and ambition, but that he'd have tried his hand at other things (including directing). Absolutely, petrolino. From what I know about Dean (and I know quite a lot), I do believe he would have become a director. He tried a bit of that before he died, on the set of GIANT. He was troubled, yes, having lived through a tough childhood, but I believe that his endless curiosity would have driven him to follow a creative path that in the end made his life meaningful.
Btw, just a quick note I've never seen mentioned anywhere but that I know from personal connections (Garfein, for one): When Dean was in school at UCLA, his first private acting teacher was James Whitmore. It was Whitmore who urged Dean to go to New York to pursue his career. He recognized the man's talent before anyone else did.
Here, Dean with a Bolex camera (boy, does that bring back memories!!), shooting something on GIANT:
Often seen with cameras.
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Post by hi224 on Sept 13, 2019 20:32:43 GMT
Dennis Hopper said he'd have done extraordinary things and done them well. He believed there was no end to the man's curiosity, imagination and ambition, but that he'd have tried his hand at other things (including directing). Absolutely, petrolino. From what I know about Dean (and I know quite a lot), I do believe he would have become a director. He tried a bit of that before he died, on the set of GIANT. He was troubled, yes, having lived through a tough childhood, but I believe that his endless curiosity would have driven him to follow a creative path that in the end made his life meaningful.
Btw, just a quick note I've never seen mentioned anywhere but that I know from personal connections (Garfein, for one): When Dean was in school at UCLA, his first private acting teacher was James Whitmore. It was Whitmore who urged Dean to go to New York to pursue his career. He recognized the man's talent before anyone else did.
Here, Dean with a Bolex camera (boy, does that bring back memories!!), shooting something on GIANT:
really cool factoid had no idea at all  .
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Post by Lebowskidoo 🎄😷🎄 on Sept 13, 2019 21:23:15 GMT
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Post by Dirty Santa PaulsLaugh on Sept 13, 2019 21:27:43 GMT
Dennis Hopper said he'd have done extraordinary things and done them well. He believed there was no end to the man's curiosity, imagination and ambition, but that he'd have tried his hand at other things (including directing). Absolutely, petrolino. From what I know about Dean (and I know quite a lot), I do believe he would have become a director. He tried a bit of that before he died, on the set of GIANT. He was troubled, yes, having lived through a tough childhood, but I believe that his endless curiosity would have driven him to follow a creative path that in the end made his life meaningful.
Btw, just a quick note I've never seen mentioned anywhere but that I know from personal connections (Garfein, for one): When Dean was in school at UCLA, his first private acting teacher was James Whitmore. It was Whitmore who urged Dean to go to New York to pursue his career. He recognized the man's talent before anyone else did.
Here, Dean with a Bolex camera (boy, does that bring back memories!!), shooting something on GIANT:
Sigh. What might have been. Have you seen the PBS documentary The Children of Giant? It’s currently on Amazon.
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Post by BATouttaheck on Sept 13, 2019 21:30:58 GMT
He always looked older than his actual age and it's difficult to remember how very very young he was when he died at age 24 !
Paul Newman was only 6 years older than he was....
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Post by spiderwort on Sept 13, 2019 21:58:30 GMT
Sigh. What might have been. Have you seen the PBS documentary The Children of Giant? It’s currently on Amazon.
I actually have it set to record tonight. Hope to see it tonight, in fact. I'm quite intrigued by the subject.
EDITED TO ADD: Watched it and loved it, paul. It was so interesting - the meeting of those two worlds and how they affected each other. Many lives were forever changed by those encounters.
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