James Dean Coffin Picture Explained
Tuesday, June 28th, 2011
Jimmy Dean lived every day for the future. He had no more premonition of death than you or I… The picture beside the coffin was made when Dean visited a high school chum in his home town. It was a gag picture that any young man might post for on an impulse. 
- George Stevens (director of Giant) in 1956 responding to reports James Dean knew he was going to die
Source: Weird Cult for James Dean Rises, Ocala Star Banner, Aug 29 1956, Page 7
Photo: Pavilion Seats
