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Sal Mineo (1939 - 1976)
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- Sal Mineo
Best known
as the doomed Plato in Nicholas Ray's classic Rebel Without a
Cause (1955), for which he received his first of two Oscar
nominations, there was more to Salvatore "Sal" Mineo Jr.
than met the eye as we discover in this moving and surprising
profile of "Hollywood's Forgotten Rebel." He shot to
fame in the 1950s as a teen idol but was practically washed up by
the early 1960s. He was no longer a teen, no longer an idol, and
years of typecasting as a juvenile delinquent and generic ethnic
(he was of Italian descent, refusing to change his name out of
respect for his family) had left him with nothing but bit parts in
movies and on television when he wanted--and had the ability--to
do more. He reinvented himself in the mid-'60s by turning to
edgier, independent theatrical and cinematic fare such as Fortune
and Men's Eyes and Who Killed Teddy Bear? (1965).
Friends believe he was on the verge of a comeback when he was
mysteriously--and brutally--murdered in 1976 at the age of 37.
This Biography includes commentary from Rolling Stone
critic Peter Travers, director Peter Bogdanovich, and actor Keir
Dullea (2001: A Space Odyssey, one of the last people to
see Mineo alive. --Kathleen C. Fennessy "As
owner of Sal Mineo's official website, it pleases me to see such a
wonderful bio on Sal. Clips of Sal's candid moments with his
family, make this bio so special, as well as the warm comments
from the people who knew and loved him. Sal's story is so
interesting, it will only be a matter of time until a movie is
made about him. A survivor, true to himself, and a real
"artist" in every sense of the word, his life was taken
away much too soon. He deserves to be remembered, and honored, as
an actor and a human being. This video bio is a real treat for the
Mineo fan! Don't miss it! Buy it!" -- John Seger
![Secret Doorway (Ultimate Collection) [IMPORT]](../images/cover_mineo_9.gif) Secret
Doorway (Ultimate Collection) [IMPORT] Sal Mineo
I
Love Sal Mineo's wonderful recordings, and was thrilled to find
this collection! He had such a beautiful voice, and this music
really capture's the era of the late 1950's. Sal Mineo was such a
wonderful singer and actor, and I think this collection is a
"MUST" for any Sal Mineo fan, and also for any fan of
1950's pop music. -- Anonymous Review
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SAL MINEO was one of Hollywood's finest actors
in the 1950's and 1960's.
He first won fans from his Academy award nominated performance in
the film classic, "Rebel Without a Cause", with
James Dean. He later had great success in many films, such as
"Dino" (Nominated for an Emmy), "Exodus" (Again
nominated for an Academy award), "The young don't
cry", "Giant" and "The Gene Krupa story"
His 1965 "Who killed Teddybear"
is now considered a cult classic, still occasionally being
featured at film festivals ......he also had a string of hit
records in the late 1950's. In the late 60's through the 1970's,he
also was an accomplished director of many plays, including
Broadway productions.. This tribute page is dedicated in his
memory, and to the legacy he left behind....
This site, a true labor of love by John
Seger, Norma Harding and Karen the riotgrrl, hosts movie reviews,
filmography, biography, TV schedule, audio samples, a free Sal
Mineo Calendar, current news, and more.
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By Era Vulgaris
The point of this site is that the homophobia
that haunted Sal Mineo and destroyed his career is alive and well
in his current fan base, no doubt in part because of the mid-70s
fag-bashing media frenzy surrounding his tragic, early death. Sal
Mineo is often remembered as a teenage heartthrob, or as a
queer icon-- rarely as the gifted actor and aggressively "out
of the closet," fag-identified bisexual pioneer that he was.
Rather than be "divisive" in somebody
else's space, and all that other stuff visible queers get called
in mixed crowds, this site has been created-- be it ever so
humble-- and is intended as a place where all of who Sal was is
embraced, and all of his legacy celebrated. He lived a harder life
than he had to so that many of us could be free. We are proud of
this! and honor it...
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This Sal Mineo interview was conducted by Boze
Hadleigh in December 1972, as published in Conversations
With My Elders, published by St. Martin's Press' Stonewall
Inn Editions.
BH: Do you think rumors about being bi have hurt
you in your career?
SM: Maybe. . . Nah, I doubt it. Everyone's got
those rumors following him around, whether it's true or not.
Everyone's supposed to be bi, starting way back with Gary Cooper
and on through Brando and Clift and Dean and Newman and . . . you
want me to stop?
BH: Did you resent the rumors?
SM: Well, no. Because what's wrong with being
bi? Maybe most people are, deep down.
BH: Shirley MacLaine has publicly said that.
SM: I think she's right- got a good noodle,
Shirl does. But anyhow, the rumor about me, from what I hear, was
usually that I'm gay. Where, like, with Monty Clift or Brando, the
rumor was that they're bi. [Brando later publicly admitted to
bisexuality.]
BH: There was also a rumor that you once
hustled. ...
SM: Hustled? Me? No. I never charged no
one in my life- and I could have, too. But I tell you this: some
of my relatives, over in Sicily, are ragazzi di vita.
BH: "Boys of life?"
SM: Yeah- means hustlers. (Shrugs.) A lot
more of that goes on than people think, especially in poor places.
BH: What about Hollywood's male casting couch?
SM: What about it? There's always been a casting
couch- gay, bi, straight, everything...
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