Live As If You’ll Die Today: Lesser-Known Facts About James Dean’s Life

He Shared a Close Bond With His Mother, Who Passed Away

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James Dean’s enigmatic personality wasn’t understood by everyone, but he had a strong connection to his mother, Mildred Wilson. When he was only nine years old, she became sick with uterine cancer, and quickly passed away.

Dean didn’t have a good relationship with his father. After his mother passed away, his father sent him to live with his aunt and uncle in Indiana. Dean moved back to California after graduating high school but never shared a bond with his dad.