James Dean died in an automobile accident on September 30, 1955, when his Porsche 550 Spyder broadsided a Ford Tudor that had veered into his lane. The other driver, 23 year old Donald Turnupseed, suffered only minor injuries. Dean was rushed to Paso Robles War Memorial Hospital but was pronounced dead on arrival. He was only 24 years old. He is buried in Park Cemetery in Fairmount, Indiana. Dean was posthumously nominated for an Academy Award for Giant (1956) which was released after his death. He had also been nominated for his very first feature film, East of Eden (1955). Although he made only three films, and his film career only lasted for about a year before it was cut short by his early death, James Dean has become a Hollywood Icon and has a fan following that rivals such Hollywood legends as Marilyn Monroe and John Wayne.