James Dean Lying on Bed While Making Giant, Marfa, TX, 1955

Richard C. Miller covered the entertainment industry as a freelancer, photographing the making of more than 70 movies over the course of his career. In 1955, he was on the set covering what would turn out to be Dean’s final movie, Giant . Miller shows us an unassuming Dean in his photos. He and the actor bonded over their love for Porsche automobiles, a friendship cut short by Dean’s death in his beloved roadster later in the year.