1950's Media | Celebrity Deaths in the 1950s

"James Dean, Film Actor, Killed in Crash of Auto"

Newspaper article

By: The New York Times

Date: October 1, 1955

Source: "James Dean, Film Actor, Killed in Crash of Auto." The New York Times, October 1, 1955, 10.

"Services for James Dean"

Newspaper article

By: The New York Times

Date: October 9, 1955

Source: "Services for James Dean." The New York Times, October 9, 1955, 87.

"Iowa Air Crash Kills 3 Singers"

Newspaper article

By: The New York Times

Date: February 4, 1959

Source: "Iowa Air Crash Kills 3 Singers." The New York Times, February 4, 1959, 66.

About the Publication: Founded in 1850 as The Daily Times, The New York Times was originally a relatively obscure local paper. However, by...