Marion, Indiana: James Dean Born Here
Born on February 8, 1931. The house is long gone, so the spot was marked by a metal star in a sidewalk, unveiled by actor Martin Sheen in 1989. A monument just south of it was unveiled Sep. 30, 2015, the 60th anniversary of JD's death.
- Address:
- W. 3rd St., Marion, IN
- Directions:
- On the southwest corner of E. 4th St. and S. McClure St.
- Admission:
- Free
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Back side of the new monument.
[Ladona Smith, 09/08/2021]
A new memorial honors the site where the late actor James Dean was born in Marion. This expanded memorial replaces the small marker that used to mark the location.
[Alan Culley, 02/02/2016]
James Dean star in the parking lot where his house once stood: "1931 - 1955 - A legend in his lifetime."
[Rob Southgate, 10/25/2011]Fairmount is often listed as the birth site of James Dean, but he was actually born in Marion, Indiana. When entering Marion on Indiana 18, you cross a set of railroad tracks just before entering the old downtown. There is a former train station on the left, and directly across the street is a Goodyear Tire sign at the corner of a small parking lot. Just next to the base of this sign is a small boulder honoring "Mr. Marion," a local sportscaster, and just behind this rock is a metal star affixed to the pavement marking the birth site of James Dean. The house he was born in was torn down sometime in the late 1970s or early 1980s, I believe.
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The old birthplace star in the sidewalk is still there. This new park and monument are just to the south of it, replacing an unsightly vacant lot.