tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5112951555998191786.post7690926867541819269..comments2024-03-29T03:14:50.002-04:00Comments on Frankensteinia: The Frankenstein Blog: James Dean Meets FrankensteinPierre Fournierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16109698812799559366noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5112951555998191786.post-55777413966220948662013-04-15T17:29:29.564-04:002013-04-15T17:29:29.564-04:00That photo of James Dean as Frankenstein was taken...That photo of James Dean as Frankenstein was taken by the Fairmount High School art teacher. He was showing the art class how to make a crude camera, so the camera was homemade. He wrote and directed the variety show the picture is from, called Goon with the Wind. He directed this show and one called You Can't Take it With You, among others. He wasn't the drama teacher but was the class sponsor, so part of his duties were to direct the class play. He donated some materials to the James Dean Museum, but the museum closed and the archive was auctioned. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5112951555998191786.post-24535245353952028152010-02-11T11:54:49.004-05:002010-02-11T11:54:49.004-05:00.frankendean painting:
http://www.flickr.com/phot....frankendean painting:<br /><br />http://www.flickr.com/photos/38906760@N00/24386728/in/set-72157622756404034/VJESCIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03739283194835909425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5112951555998191786.post-80720855174458071732009-10-01T21:21:21.859-04:002009-10-01T21:21:21.859-04:00Those were absolutely brilliant...and hilarious!Those were absolutely brilliant...and hilarious!UniversalHorrorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112569083425755930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5112951555998191786.post-25047274664920679562009-10-01T15:45:20.522-04:002009-10-01T15:45:20.522-04:00Here's the link to Cinema Style's October ...Here's the link to Cinema Style's October 2009 archive: http://cinemastyles.blogspot.com/2008_10_01_archive.html<br /><br />Just scroll around and you'll see all the photoshopped images, and a lot of other goodies, too.Pierre Fournierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16109698812799559366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5112951555998191786.post-59345850835079056192009-10-01T15:36:42.451-04:002009-10-01T15:36:42.451-04:00What is the link to where he has these photoshoppe...What is the link to where he has these photoshopped images? I couldn't find them, and there's no search function on his blog. Would love to see the other photos he did up.UniversalHorrorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112569083425755930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5112951555998191786.post-15115848329907982342008-10-28T07:48:00.000-04:002008-10-28T07:48:00.000-04:00Jonathan: I could go on and on about Cinema Styles...Jonathan: I could go on and on about Cinema Styles. It’s a brilliant blog. <BR/><BR/>Max: Thank you for the info. I got mine, along with the Dean photograph, from Skal’s book. Don Glut, of course, is the living library of Frankenstein facts.Pierre Fournierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16109698812799559366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5112951555998191786.post-81475320407814686582008-10-28T03:27:00.000-04:002008-10-28T03:27:00.000-04:00Just to give credit where it is due:Although David...Just to give credit where it is due:<BR/><BR/>Although David J. Skal did write about Dean's appearance as the Monster, he was using Don Glut's THE FRANKENSTEIN LEGEND as his source.<BR/><BR/>Glut was, I believe, the first to report about Dean playing the Monster.<BR/><BR/>MaxMax the drunken severed headhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05373555992387523559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5112951555998191786.post-26655644463687397542008-10-27T07:46:00.000-04:002008-10-27T07:46:00.000-04:00Pierre, I'm honored to be featured here. Thank yo...Pierre, I'm honored to be featured here. Thank you so much for all the kind words. <BR/><BR/>As for the picture, when I was surfing through Doctor Macro in September trying to decide which actors to use for my photoshops, and then decide what setups to use for the actors, Dean was one of the first ones (along with Gable and Leigh as zombies) that I knew exactly what I wanted to do with from the beginning. Since the monster is the classic 'misunderstood' character of literature, long before Dean's <B>Rebel Without a Cause</B>, it was an easy choice to marry the two images.Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05730146625671701859noreply@blogger.com