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Sal Mineo
(1939-1976)
Synopsis
Born on January 10, 1939, in New York, New York, Sal Mineo established a career as a teen actor and heartthrob, earning a supporting actor Oscar nomination for his role in Rebel Without a Cause, opposite James Dean.
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Other prominent projects included Giant, Dino and Exodus—for which Mineo received a second Oscar nod and a Golden Globe award. His life was cut short on February 12, 1976 when he was stabbed to death at the age of 37.
Background
Actor Sal Mineo was born Salvatore Mineo Jr.
on January 10, 1939, in Harlem, New York; some accounts list his place of birth as the Bronx, where he grew up as well. Though involved in wayward activities as a youth, Mineo entered the performing arts after his mother Josephine received advice from a talent scout.
Her son took acting and dance classes at the Professional Children’s School and made his first Broadway appearance in 1951 in Tennessee Williams's The Rose Tattoo, followed by a substantial