Chase National Bank check, 6.25 x 2.75, filled out and signed by James Dean, payable to Studio Drug for $10, September 25, 1954. In fine condition. Accompanied by a vintage glossy photo of Dean with actress Terry Moore at the premiere of the film Sabrina on September 22, 1954, a few days before Dean signed this check.
At this time period, Dean had just finished shooting his scenes as Cal Trask in the film East of Eden, his first major screen role. This very month, director Elia Kazan screened a rough cut of the film for colleague Nicholas Ray, future director of Rebel Without a Cause, who was so impressed by Dean's on-screen presence that he offered the star the famed angst-filled role. Almost a year to the day after this drug store visit, Dean was killed driving his Porsche 550 Spyder.
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