James Dean warns teenagers to drive safely

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In one of those stranger-than-fiction twists, Snopes has dug up this auto-safety PSA featuring James Dean — made shortly before the brilliant young actor died in a 1955 car crash. It’s a surreal bit, with Dean dressed in full cowboy regalia for Giant. In his signature half-awake delivery, Dean slouches and talks about how racing cured him of his speeding habit: “I used to fly around quite a bit, took a lot of unnecessary chances on the highways.

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