(Byron) (1931-1955) US actor. Killed in an automobile accident soon after the public showing of his first film, East of Eden 1955, he posthumously became a cult hero with Rebel Without a Cause 1955 and Giant 1956.
He has become a symbol of teenage rebellion against American middle-class values.
James , Fairmont (Ind.) 8.2.1931, +Salinas (Cal.) 30.9.1955 (Autounfall), amerikan. Schauspieler, wurde weltberühmt und zum Jugendidol durch die Filme 'Jenseits von Eden', '.denn sie wissen nicht, was sie tun' und 'Giganten' (alle drei 1955).
ETYM Old Eng. dene, deene, Old Fren. deien, dien, French doyen, eldest of a corporation, a dean, Latin decanus the chief of ten, one set over ten persons, e.g., over soldiers or over monks, from decem ten. Related to Ten, Decemvir.
1. The senior member of a group; SYN. doyen.
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2. An administrator in charge of a division of a university or college.
3. (Roman Catholic) The head of the College of Cardinals.
In education, in universities and medical schools, the head of administration; in the colleges of Oxford and Cambridge, UK, the member of the teaching staff charged with the maintenance of discipline; in Roman Catholicism, senior cardinal bishop, head of the college of cardinals; in the Anglican Communion, head of the chapter of a cathedral or collegiate church (a rural dean presides over a division of an archdeaconry).
2) geistl. Würdenträger, Leiter eines Kirchenkreises oder Domkapitels ('Dechant').
(Jay Hanna) (1911-1974) US baseball player. He joined the St Louis Cardinals 1930 and made his major-league pitching debut 1932. Winning 30 games and leading the Cardinals to a World Series win, he was voted the National League's most valuable player 1934. Following an injury in the 1937 All-Star Game, his pitching suffered. He was traded to the Chicago Cubs, for whom he pitched until his retirement 1941.
Born in Lucas, Arkansas, Dean worked as a farmhand until he was old enough to join the army, where his pitching skills were recognized. The offbeat brashness and good-natured arrogance that won him the nickname “Dizzy” are as legendary as his explosive fast-ball pitch.
Dean was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame 1953.
(1888-1978) English founder and director-general of Entertainments National Service Association (ENSA) 1939, which provided entertainment for the Allied forces in World War II.
City in Texas (USA).