r/OldSchoolCool • u/eaglemaxie • 2d ago

1950s James Dean visibly resentful of a studio-mandated date to escort Academy Award-nominated actress Terry Moore to the premiere of Sabrina in Los Angeles, 1954

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u/Praetor_6040 1d ago

To be fair, calling him the next Brando was both an insult and criticism. Both their careers were started by Kazan and both played a similar persona, so he was often criticized for imitating Brando. Supposedly he even called Brando once, and Brando told him off for it. At the same time, he was poised to be the star Brando was going to be.

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u/rynthetyn 1d ago

Also, depending on what the specific people saying it knew at the time, it could have also been a snide allusion to their sexuality given that both of them were bi.

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u/Praetor_6040 1d ago

People vastly overestimate how public either of them were about their sexuality at this time lol

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u/Outrageous-Opinions 1d ago

Yeah but Brando has always had a stick up his ass

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u/sjorbepo 1d ago

Lmao what