NOVEL DEALMAKER Author Edna Ferber, then 70, spins lassos on set with Dean, with whom she became friends (he was reportedly working on a sculpture of Ferber at the time of his death). In a rare show of authorial force, she became a one-third production partner and received a cut of the movie's profits. She was later said to have been underwhelmed by Stevens' big-screen adaptation.
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See 7 rare behind-the-scenes photos from the classic '56 Texas-set shoulda-been Best Picture, with candid looks at stars Elizabeth Taylor, James Dean, Rock Hudson, and Dennis Hopper from the Turner Classic Movies archive
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