THE JAMES DEAN MEMORIAL FOUNDATION

                                                   Yes, Jimmy was handsome                          The flyer to raise funds for the memorial I intended on having created in Hollywood   Originally uploaded by Bill Dakota I started the James Dean Memorial Foundation in Hollywood, to create a statue of James Dean. The location was to be at the, now called, HOLLYWOOD FOREVER CEMETERY, on Santa Monica Boulevard. It is the site of many celebrity graves, including Tyrone Power, Valentino, and probably hundreds more. I had talked with Mark Winslow, Dean's cousin, who had signed with the Curtis Licensing Company to license James Dean's name and image. I have the taped phone ... Read Full Story