Quo Fuit places 5 dated presences for James Dean across 5 places, from 1931 to 1955.
Each one keeps the sentence it was taken from and a link to its source.
James Byron Dean (February 8, 1931 to September 30, 1955) was an American actor.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
Every dot is a place James Dean is documented in, on a dated record. The interactive globe carries the full detail.
Where James Dean was documented, and when
8 February 1931exact date
Marion, Indianaattested“James Byron Dean was born on February 8, 1931, in Marion, Indiana, the only child of Mildred Marie Wilson and Winton Dean.”source: Wikipedia: James Dean
May 1949month
Californiaattested“After graduating from Fairmount High School in May 1949, he returned to California to live with his father and stepmother, Ethel Case Dean.”source: Wikipedia: James Dean
October 1951month
New York Cityattested“In October 1951, encouraged by actor James Whitmore and advised by Brackett, Dean moved to New York City.”source: Wikipedia: James Dean
October 1951month
New Yorkattested“In October 1951, encouraged by actor James Whitmore and advised by Brackett, Dean moved to New York City.”source: Wikipedia: James Dean
30 September 1955exact date
San Luis Obispo Countyattested“On Monday morning, October 3, deputy coroner John Stander signed the death certificate, stating that "24‑year‑old James Byron Dean, actor, never married, had met his death on 30 September 1955 at 5.45 pm, one mile east of Cholame at the…”source: Wikipedia: James Dean
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In each of these, a source puts James Dean and the place in the same dated sentence without stating
that James Dean was there. They are kept apart from the timeline above for exactly that reason:
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January 1951month
UCLAmentioned“In January 1951, he left UCLA to pursue acting full-time.”source: Wikipedia: James Dean
8 April 1954exact date
New York Citymentioned“Dean was cast and, on April 8, 1954, left New York City for Los Angeles to begin filming.”source: Wikipedia: James Dean
8 April 1954exact date
New Yorkmentioned“Dean was cast and, on April 8, 1954, left New York City for Los Angeles to begin filming.”source: Wikipedia: James Dean
March 1955month
Hollywoodmentioned“After the film's release in March 1955, gossip columnist Hedda Hopper wrote that Dean's performance had already generated significant discussion in Hollywood, with critics, producers, and directors attending advance screenings.”source: Wikipedia: James Dean
1 May 1955exact date
Bakersfieldmentioned“On May 1, 1955, he raced the Speedster at Minter Field in Bakersfield, California, placing third.”source: Wikipedia: James Dean
1 May 1955exact date
Minter Fieldmentioned“On May 1, 1955, he raced the Speedster at Minter Field in Bakersfield, California, placing third.”source: Wikipedia: James Dean
30 May 1955exact date
Santa Barbara, Californiamentioned“Dean's final race took place in Santa Barbara on Memorial Day, May 30, 1955.”source: Wikipedia: James Dean
8 October 1955exact date
Fairmount, Indianamentioned“Dean's funeral took place on October 8, 1955, at the Fairmount Friends Church in Fairmount, Indiana.”source: Wikipedia: James Dean
1956year
Hollywoodmentioned“She added, "I can't remember when any screen newcomer generated as much excitement in Hollywood as did James Dean in his first picture, East of Eden." For his performance, Dean received a posthumous nomination for Best Actor at the 28th…”source: Wikipedia: James Dean
Two people documented in the same place in the same year is a correlation, not a meeting.
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How to read this page
Every line above is a dated fact taken from a source, with the sentence it came from and a link
back to it. Nothing is inferred, and a gap in the record is not evidence that someone was elsewhere.
A tag says how the fact is carried by its source: documented a structured,
explicitly dated record, attested a sentence that states the person was there,
mentioned a sentence that ties the person to the place without stating presence.
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