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James Dean Was a Farm Kid From Fairmount, Indiana and the Town Never Forgot Him

2026-07-13
By: William Barber
On: July 13, 2026
In: Culture

James Dean’s face appears on Fairmount’s municipal water tower. At Park Cemetery, lipstick marks cover his gravestone, left by fans who still travel to Indiana to honor him. Hollywood presented Dean as a restless rebel in a leather jacket. Fairmout remembered “Jimmie,” a farm kid who attended school, played basketball,Continue Reading

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