"James Dean's death is part of his legend. The actor's life and career were cut tragically short on September 30, 1955, when the 24-year-old got into a collision while driving his <a href=""http://www.cnn.com/2005/AUTOS/08/30/dean_death_porsche/"" target=""_blank"">Porsche 550 Spyder</a> on a California highway. He never lived to see his iconic movie, ""Rebel Without A Cause,"" arrive in theaters that October."
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