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"This guy is it!" James Dean in East of Eden (1955)

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Kyle Smith
Dec 22, 2023
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Dean and costar Julie Harris, who played Abra

Happy holidays, readers!

Kyle here. It’s been a highly rewarding reading year with The Big Read! I gained a lot from our online discussions and I appreciate your comments and insight. As you may already know, I love adaptations and had to watch the 1955 film East of Eden immediately after finishing the book. T…

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