Bud, Not Buddy. It's 1936, in Flint, Michigan. Times may be hard, and ten-year-old Bud may be a motherless boy on the run, but Bud's got a few things going for him: He has his own suitcase full of special things. He's the author of Bud Caldwell's Rules and Things for Having a Funner Life and Making a Better Liar Out of Yourself.
At 5:45 PM on this day in 1955, 24-year-old actor James Dean is killed in Cholame, California, when the Porsche he is driving hits a Ford Tudor sedan at an intersection.
Which of the Beatles died in a car crash? Paul McCartney was involved in a minor traffic accident late in 1966, when the motor scooter he was riding struck a light pole. He suffered a cut on his upper lip, which left â¦a scar; he grew a mustache while the scar healed. The other Beatles also grew mustaches, to cover up the coverup.