Adeline Mart Nall, James Dean's Teacher -
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Published on: 8/5/2003
Last Visited: 5/16/2009
There are two pages now for Adeline.
They are this page and her funeral.
Wonderful Adeline Mart Nall
A. Nall
As a general introduction to Adeline Nall, you need to know that she was James Dean's teacher at Fairmount High School.
She taught him several subjects, she coached him in public speaking and she worked with him on the school plays.
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Here is Adeline visiting Jimmy's star at the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
I expect she was there when the block was laid.
I am not a total expert on Mrs. Nall.
This picture is one of many in the Adeline Nall room at the James Dean Memorial Gallery in Fairmount.
At one time James Dean persuaded Adeline to act in some off-Broadway plays in New York, and she was in one of them when he was killed in 1955.
She stayed active in the commemoration of his death each year.
She had retired from Fairmount High School in 1972, after a teaching career of 37 years, including years in Chicago and in Grant County.
She had also been a newspaper editor.
Her education was in Marion, Indiana for high school and for college, with one year in Oxford, Ohio for speech and drama courses.
She received her master's in speech from Indiana University in 1953.
She is survived by one son, David.
Photos of A. Nall
You can buy a terrific videotaped documentary of Adeline Nall, by Tom Berghuis of Michigan, available through him or through the James Dean Gallery.
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This video is of Adeline Nall leading a tour through the old Fairmount High School.
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Adeline was the main organizer each year.
All the newscasts about James Dean included interviews with Adeline Nall.
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At the James Dean Memorial Gallery in Fairmount, at 425 South Main Street, you can see the room devoted to Adeline and even sit in her green upholstered armchair which she gave to the Gallery.
The staff there can answer every question you might have.
Adeline Nall is an icon in my life, for her influence on James Dean but also as a symbol of all teachers who affect the lives of their students. (Sandra Weinhardt)
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Adeline Nall's funeral .
Credits: The photos above show 3.) a small display at the James Dean Gallery, with the scarves that Nicky Bazooka gave to Adeline each year.
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2. Taken at the James Dean Memorial Gallery, a photo of a photo of Mrs. Nall at Jimmy's star.
1.) A photo that I call Adeline in Blue, from David Loehr.
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The play review has scenes with Adeline Nall.
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Mrs. Nall went to see the play as it was being developed and revised.
She had input into each scene.
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