

James Dean
Little Boy Lost
Author: Joe Hyams
Narrator: Christopher Lane
Unabridged: 10 hr 24 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
Published: 08/31/2014
Author: Joe Hyams
Narrator: Christopher Lane
Unabridged: 10 hr 24 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
Published: 08/31/2014
Joe Hyams (1923–2008) was a columnist and bestselling author most known for his biographies of such Hollywood stars as Humphrey Bogart, James Dean, and Lauren Bacall. Hyams became involved in the martial arts during his service in the US Army, where he was frequently attacked for being Jewish. His years of studying with such figures as Bruce Lee and Ed Parker laid the groundwork for his 1979 book Zen in the Martial Arts.
Christopher Lane is an award-winning actor, director, and narrator. He has been awarded the prestigious Audie Award for Best Narration several times and has won numerous AudioFile Earphones Awards.
The first James Dean biography I ever read. While I'm not a particular fan of the late Joe Hyams, his bio of Dean is very balanced and fair, recollections of the young man he knew and others knew, fond memories of the intense young actor and some others not so fond. In other words, he presents Jimmy......more
I have mixed feelings toward this book, I felt that it was average and didn't exceed to visually describe many things part of James deans life. It was somewhat of a drag to keep reading because I felt I wasn't getting the full picture I deserved. This had nothing to do with James dean himself but th......more
Amazing insite of a man who died too young......more
This was a very thorough, thoughtful and engaging biography that had so many minuscule and intimate details so elegantly and crisply threaded together that it felt like I was reading a novel. I think it helps that it was written in 1991, when many of Jimmy’s acquaintances (including the author himse......more
There are three icons from the 20th century whose images still sell, whose influence on popular culture is still felt long after their deaths. Elvis Presley died in 1977 at the age of 42. Marilyn Monroe died in 1962 at the age of 36. James Dean died in 1955 at the age of 24. All of them young and tr......more