Dennis Stock: Master Photographer

In January 1955 Stock met the not-yet-famous James Dean at a party in Hollywood.  Sensing a special quality in the actor, Stock accompanied him on a trip to... James Dean in Times Square, 1955.
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East of Eden
In January 1955 Stock met the not-yet-famous James Dean at a party in Hollywood. Sensing a special quality in the actor, Stock accompanied him on a trip to Dean's hometown in Indiana, and then on to New York City. Stock later spoke of the trip as a 'memorable' and 'touching' experience.

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