It was pretty easy to work with Dean in Indiana. He was relaxed enough there. Besides, we both found we had the same sense of humor and we deepened the friendship.

I realized what a special actor he was, so I proposed to Life magazine to do a visual biography on Dean, who exemplified the kind of actors who were starting to become popular back then.

I did not know anything about his history as an actor in New York. He was a total stranger to me. He was very low-key.

It was the picture that I buried for so many years, but interestingly enough, that picture now is used more often. Because he makes himself look like [he's] suffering.

I really wasn't-how shall I say it-singly interested in Dean, but I was interested in the origins of a person who does such a style of acting.

Dean perfected adolescent angst,