A Gay Portrait of James Dean

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 A Gay Portrait of James Dean
 
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          Sep 01, 2010
          
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James Dean has long been a gay icon, and now the trailer for a new film promising to explore Dean's gay side is making the rounds.   
The Gates star James Preston is James Dean in Joshua Tree 1951: A Portrait of James Dean. Watch the trailer on Towleroad.com. 
 
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