On this day in history…. duffythewriter September 30, 2011 On this day in history….2011-09-29T10:14:33+10:00 New Releases and Bookworm News The quite beautiful James Dean tragically died in a car crash on September 30th 1955. He became an icon, maybe not for what he had achieved in his young life, but maybe we love him for all the things we knew he would have been. "Only the gentle are ever really strong." James Dean Share this:TwitterPrintFacebookLinkedInTumblrMoreRedditLike this:Like Loading... Related james dean, life, Quotes Related Posts Feeling Fed Up Over Christmas? – Gemma Hartley Talks Emotional Labour I Am. I Am. I Am. Seventeen Brushes With Death Wimmera – When The Stranger Came Everything Changed