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Softcover 1948 'Black and Gold' yearbook from Fairmount High School in Indiana, 8 x 10.75, signed inside twice in ballpoint by the young James Dean: once on the basketball roster page, "Jim Dean"; and once on the autograph page, "Jim Dean, 'Rack.'" Dean is also pictured in the yearbook as part of the Thespian Society and in the cast of the Junior Class Play. In very good condition, with the front cover detached, the back cover held in place with old tape, and the Dean signature on the multi-signed page also held in place with old tape having evidently been clipped out at one time.
In addition to his junior class portrait, Dean is pictured as a member of the speech department, the 4-H Club, the 'F' Club, as a player on the school’s basketball team (“Jim Dean, who made a fine showing on the second team last year and as guard this year on the first. Should be a regular next year”), and as a member of the Junior Class Play, which performed the three-act comedy ‘Our Hearts Were Young and Gay,’ with Dean cast in the role of the bespectacled Otis Skinner. Although he is not in the group photo, Dean is also listed as a member of the baseball team.
This historic yearbook offers a glimpse back in time to the small hometown where Dean grew up, during the high school years that helped to create the legend. Dean caught a taste of the acting bug by joining the junior class play, and reportedly earned the nickname "Rack" for helping his uncle rack up the balls at a local pool hall. Signed by Dean as an overachieving 17-year-old, this splendid yearbook offers an uncommon glimpse into the formative high school years of one of Hollywood's most iconic and tragic stars.
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