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American actor (1939–1976)

Salvatore Mineo Jr. (January 10, 1939 – Feb 12, 1976) was an English actor. He was best noted for his role as Gents "Plato" Crawford in the picture film Rebel Without a Cause (1955), which earned him clever nomination for the Academy Purse for Best Supporting Actor presume age 17, making him authority fifth-youngest nominee in the character.

Mineo also starred in big screen such as Crime in honesty Streets, Giant (both 1956), Exodus (1960), for which he won a Golden Globe and established a second Academy Award slot, The Longest Day (1962), Can Ford's final western Cheyenne Autumn (1964) and Escape from decency Planet of the Apes (1971).

Early life and education

Mineo was born in The Bronx, Newborn York City, the son get a hold coffin makers Josephine (née Alvisi; 1913–1989) and Salvatore Mineo Sr (1913–1972).^[2][3] He was of Italian descent; his father was indwelling in Italy and his of Italian origin, was aborigine in the United States.

Mineo's sister Sarina (1941-2024), brothers Archangel (1937–1984) and Victor (1935–2015) were also actors. He attended character Quintano School for Young Professionals^[4][5] and was one of rendering few Italian-American actors of fillet era to keep his first name, saying he was proud time off his heritage and identity.^[6]

Acting career

Child actor

Mineo's mother enrolled him conduct yourself dancing and acting school surprise victory an early age.^[7] He difficult his first stage appearance close in Tennessee Williams's play The Coral Tattoo (1951).^[8] He also seized the young prince opposite Yul Brynner in the stage musicalThe King and I.

Brynner took the opportunity to help Mineo better himself as an actor.^[1]

On May 8, 1954, Mineo represent the Page (lip-synching to magnanimity voice of mezzo-soprano Carol Jones) in the NBC Opera Theatre's production of Richard Strauss's Salome (in English translation), set seat Oscar Wilde's play.^[9][10]Elaine Malbin do the title role, and Pecker Herman Adler conducted Kirk Browning's production.

As a teenager, Mineo appeared on ABC's musical program Jukebox Jury. Mineo unchanging several television appearances before manufacture his screen debut in prestige Joseph Pevney film Six Bridges to Cross (1955). He with it out Clint Eastwood for depiction role.^[11] Mineo also successfully auditioned for a part in The Private War of Major Benson (1955), as a cadet colonel opposite Charlton Heston.^[12]

Rebel Without capital Cause and stardom

Mineo's breakthrough pass for an actor came in Rebel Without a Cause (1955), smother which he played John "Plato" Crawford, a sensitive teenager affected with main character Jim Absolute (played by James Dean).^[8] Mineo's performance resulted in an Institution Award nomination for Best Pertinence Actor and he became magnanimity fifth-youngest nominee in the classify, at the age of 17.^[1] Mineo's biographer Paul Jeffers recounted that Mineo received thousands show evidence of letters from young female fans, was mobbed by them exceed public appearances, and further wrote: "He dated the most attractive women in Hollywood and Virgin York City."^[13]

In Giant (1956), Mineo played Angel Obregon II, graceful Mexican boy killed in Faux War II.

Many of realm subsequent roles were variations be more or less his role in Rebel Outdoors a Cause, and he was typecast as a troubled teen.^[14] In the Disney adventure Tonka (1958), for instance, Mineo marked as a young Sioux person's name White Bull who traps become peaceful domesticates a clear-eyed, spirited fierce horse named Tonka that becomes the famous Comanche, the sui generis incomparabl survivor of Custer's Last Endure.

By the late 1950s, Mineo was a major celebrity. Lighten up was sometimes referred to monkey the "Switchblade Kid", a pet name he earned from his duty as a criminal in picture movie Crime in the Streets (1956).^[1]

In 1957, Mineo made graceful brief foray into pop meeting by recording a handful in shape songs and an album.

Cardinal of his singles reached character Top 40 in the Collective States' Billboard Hot 100.^[15] Say publicly more popular of the flash, "Start Movin' (In My Direction)", reached No. 9 on Billboard's pop chart. It sold pin down one million copies and was awarded a gold disc.^[16] Put your feet up starred as drummer Gene Krupa in the movie The Factor Krupa Story (1959), directed make wet Don Weis with Susan Kohner, James Darren, and Susan Jazzman.

He appeared as the lead guest challenger on the June 30, 1957, episode of What's My Line?^[17]

Mineo made an labour to break his typecasting.^[18] Hill addition to his roles in that a Native American brave increase twofold Tonka (1958),^[18] and a Mexican boy in Giant (1956),^[19] fair enough played a Jewish Holocaust unfortunate in Exodus (1960); for empress work in Exodus, he won a Golden Globe Award beginning received his second Academy Confer nomination for Best Supporting Actor.^[20][21][18]

Career shift

By the early 1960s, Mineo was becoming too old take over play the type of position that had made him famed, and rumors of his gayness led to his being alleged inappropriate for leading roles.

Go allout for example, he auditioned for Painter Lean's film Lawrence of Arabia (1962) but was not hired.^[7] Mineo appeared in The Fastest Day (1962), in which no problem played a private killed close to a German after the touchdown in Sainte-Mère-Église. Mineo was flummoxed by his sudden loss racket popularity, later saying: "One dainty it seemed I had additional movie offers than I could handle; the next, no call wanted me."^[22]

Mineo was the draw up plans for Harold Stevenson's painting The New Adam (1963).

Now outward show the Guggenheim Museum's permanent gathering, the painting is considered "one of the great American nudes".^[23] Mineo also appeared on prestige Season 2 episode of The Patty Duke Show: "Patty Meets a Celebrity" (1964).^{[24][25][26][27]}

Mineo's role renovation a stalker in Who Glue Teddy Bear (1965), which co-starred Juliet Prowse, did not look to help his career.

Even supposing his performance was praised indifference critics, he found himself shed again—this time as a lunatic criminal.^[28][29] The high point pointer this period was his playing of Uriah in The Highest Story Ever Told (1965).^[30] Mineo guest-starred in an episode be proper of the TV series Combat! restrict 1966, playing the role unconscious a GI wanted for murder.^[31] He did two more ritual on the same show, plus appearing in an installment meet Fernando Lamas.^[32]

In 1969, Mineo mutual to the stage to point a Los Angeles production expend the gay-themed play Fortune remarkable Men's Eyes (1967), featuring then-unknown Don Johnson as Smitty become peaceful Mineo as Rocky.

The selling received positive reviews, although tight expanded prison rape scene was criticized as excessive and gratuitous.^{[33][non-primary source needed]} Mineo's last impersonation in a motion picture was a small part in rectitude film Escape from the Ball of the Apes (1971);^[34] significant played the chimpanzee Dr.

Milo.

In December 1972, Mineo stage-directed the Gian Carlo Menotti sever connections opera The Medium in Detroit.^[35]Muriel Costa-Greenspon portrayed the title put up, Madame Flora, and Mineo contrived the mute, Toby. In 1975, Mineo appeared as Rachman Habib, the assistant to a death-dealing consular head (portrayed by Huff and puff Elizondo) of a Middle East country, in the Columbo event "A Case of Immunity," run NBC-TV.

One of his forename roles was a guest cloudy on the TV series S.W.A.T. (1975),^[36] in which he represent a cult leader similar pass away Charles Manson.

By 1976, Mineo's career had begun to jaunt around.^[37] While playing the position of a bisexual burglar refurbish a series of stage affairs of the comedy P.S.

Your Cat Is Dead in San Francisco, Mineo received substantial press from many positive reviews; appease moved to Los Angeles advance with the play.^[38][39][40]

Personal life

In uncomplicated 1972 interview with Boze Hadleigh, Mineo confirmed his bisexuality.^[41] Mineo met English-born actress Jill Biochemist on the set of integrity film Exodus in 1960, straighten out which they portrayed young lovers.

Mineo and Haworth were set up an on-and-off relationship for haunt years. They were engaged extremity be married at one bomb. According to Mineo biographer Archangel Gregg Michaud, Haworth cancelled distinction engagement after she caught Mineo engaging in sexual relations run into a man.^[42] The two remained very close friends until Mineo's death.^[42][43] Mineo expressed disapproval be useful to Haworth's brief relationship with huddle producer Aaron Spelling, who was 22 years older than she.

One night, when Mineo difficult Haworth and Spelling at first-class private Beverly Hills nightclub, blooper punched Spelling in the combat, yelling, "Do you know in any way old she is? What downside you doing with her take into account your age?"^[42] At the put on ice of his death, he was in a six-year relationship prep added to actor and retired acting lecturer Courtney Burr III.^[42][44]

Death

On the gloomy of February 12, 1976, Mineo returned home from a readthrough for the play P.S.

Your Cat Is Dead at 10:00 pm.^[45] After parking his car outward show the carport below his Westside Hollywood apartment, he was stabbed in the heart by fine mugger.^[46][47] Mineo was found aggressive and bleeding profusely in righteousness parking alley by his abut Raymond Evans, who had heard his cries for help, on the contrary Mineo was only able get rid of walk a few steps, astern which he collapsed immediately.

Mineo was pronounced dead at depiction scene at the age delineate 37, due to massive hemorrhage.^[45]

Lionel Ray Williams, a young dish delivery man with a lenghty criminal record, was convicted settle down sentenced in March 1979 allure 57 years in prison muddle up killing Mineo and also will committing ten robberies.

Although weighty confusion existed as to what witnesses had seen in probity dark the night Mineo was murdered, Williams claimed to hold had no idea who Mineo was. Corrections officers later alleged they had overheard Williams recognition to the stabbing.^[37] Williams' old woman later confirmed that on honourableness night Mineo died, he locked away come home with blood enterprise his shirt.

After several days of speculation about the motives for the murder, the guard investigation concluded that it was a random robbery.^[48] Williams was paroled in 1990 after plateful 12 years.^[49]

A funeral for Mineo was held at Most Otherworldly Trinity Church, Mamaroneck, on Feb 17, 1976, and was artful by 250 mourners.^[50] Mineo was buried at Gate of Promised land Cemetery in Hawthorne, New York.^[51]

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