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| Keywords: ian ayres adeline nall james dean Adeline Mart Nall, the teacher who introduced James Dean to acting. Ms. Nall — a drama teacher at Fairmount High School — acted in several Off Broadway productions in New York City, at Dean's urging. She was also the society editor at The Marion Leader-Tribune. In a 1974 newspaper interview, she said she looked forward to meeting Dean, who died in an automobile accident in 1955, after her death. ''I remember one time when Jim was in high school,'' she said. ''We were staging a play, and I cast him as an old man. He came to me and said, 'Mrs. Nall, you don't know anything about casting: I'm a perfect juvenile.' ''When I get to heaven, I'm going to say: 'Jim, look what you did in ''Giant.'' Do you still think I don't know anything about casting?' '' Adeline Mart Nall, the teacher who introduced James Dean to acting. Ms. Nall — a drama teacher at Fairmount High School — acted in several Off Broadway productions in New York City, at Dean's urging. She was also the society editor at The Marion Leader-Tribune. In a 1974 newspaper interview, she said she looked forward to meeting Dean, who died in an automobile accident in 1955, after her death. ''I remember one time when Jim was in high school,'' she said. ''We were staging a play, and I cast him as an old man. He came to me and said, 'Mrs. Nall, you don't know anything about casting: I'm a perfect juvenile.' ''When I get to heaven, I'm going to say: 'Jim, look what you did in ''Giant.'' Do you still think I don't know anything about casting?' '' | ||||
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