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The driver of the other car, 23-year-old California Polytechnic State University student Donald Turnupseed, was dazed but mostly uninjured; Dean's passenger, German Porsche mechanic Rolf Wütherich was badly injured but survived.
- Who was involved in the James Dean crash?
- What happened to the passenger in James Dean's car?
- Who pulled out in front of James Dean?
- Who attended Dean's funeral?
- Who hit James Dean?
- Who was James Deans passenger?
- What happened to Donald Turnupseed?
- How much is a 1955 Porsche Spyder?
- Who got James Dean's money?
- How did James Dean get famous?
- What movie was James Dean filming when he died?
- What age was River Phoenix when he died?
Who was involved in the James Dean crash?
1955: A fatal crash on the road
Dean was driving his Porsche 550 Spyder on U.S. Highway 466 in California with a friend, heading to a car race on Sept. 30, 1955, when he was killed in a head-on collision with a 1950 Ford Tudor, driven by Donald Turnupseed, a 23-year-old student.
What happened to the passenger in James Dean's car?
On 22 July, an intoxicated Wütherich was killed when he lost control of his Honda Civic and crashing into the wall of a residence in Kupferzell. Like James Dean, Wütherich had to be cut from the wreck and was pronounced dead at the scene. He was 53 years old.
Who pulled out in front of James Dean?
Two hours later, around 5:30 p.m., they were driving westbound on Highway 466 (now called State Route 46), when a 1950 Ford Tudor pulled out in front of them. 23-year-old Donald Turnupseed, the driver of the Ford Tudor, had been traveling east on Highway 466 and was attempting to make a left turn onto Highway 41.
Who attended Dean's funeral?
Dean's funeral was held at the Fairmount Friends Church in Indiana. It was attended by 3,000 people, more than the entire population of Fairmount. Jimmy's high school friends were pallbearers, and Elizabeth Taylor sent flowers.
Who hit James Dean?
Dean was killed when the 550 Spyder he was driving collided with a Ford Tudor sedan along then-U.S. Route 446 near Cholame, California. The Ford, driven by 23-year-old Cal Poly student Donald Turnupseed, was turning at an intersection when the two cars hit almost head-on, resulting in massive damage to Dean's Porsche.
Who was James Deans passenger?
The driver of the other car, 23-year-old California Polytechnic State University student Donald Turnupseed, was dazed but mostly uninjured; Dean's passenger, German Porsche mechanic Rolf Wütherich was badly injured but survived.
What happened to Donald Turnupseed?
After the accident, Turnupseed lived a normal life as an electrical contractor and died in 1995 of lung cancer at 63 years of age.
How much is a 1955 Porsche Spyder?
Prices. When new, the Porsche 550 Spyder cost an amazing sum of $6,800 – big money back in the 1950s. Today, imaginably so, the money is bigger. A 550 Spyder sold in 2012 for $3.685 million.
Who got James Dean's money?
Dean may have preferred that his money go to the aunt and uncle in who raised him. He had no choice in how his assets were distributed, though, because he failed to take the relatively simple step of signing a Will. Though his estate was valued at around $100,000 at his death, there was more to come.
How did James Dean get famous?
'Rebel Without A Cause' (1955)
It was his leading role in "Rebel Without A Cause" (1955) that gave Dean his breakthrough as an actor (here seen with co-star Natalie Wood). His penchant for improvisation drove the director and his fellow actors crazy but it drove his female audience wild.
What movie was James Dean filming when he died?
Giant would prove to be Dean's last film. At the end of the film, Dean was supposed to make a drunken speech at a banquet; this is nicknamed the 'Last Supper' because it was the last scene before his sudden death.
What age was River Phoenix when he died?
On October 31, 1993, the 23-year-old actor River Phoenix, who appeared in such films as Stand by Me and My Own Private Idaho, dies of a drug overdose outside a West Hollywood nightclub.
