Sal Mineo

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Sal Mineo Fast Facts:

Made Broadway debut at age 11, speaking one line in Tennessee Williams' The Rose Tattoo.
Big break came playing the Crown Prince of Siam in The King and I on-stage with Gertrude Lawrence and Yul Brynner.
Won acclaim as Plato, a gay teen infatuated with James Dean's character Jim in the 1955 drama Rebel Without a Cause.
As a teen idol, took up singing in 1957 with hit songs like "Start Movin' (In My Direction)" and "Lasting Love."
After a career slump, took roles on television and went back to theater directing the prison drama Fortune and Men's Eyes and attempting a comeback playing the bisexual burglar in P.S. Your Cat Is Dead.
Murdered by a single stab wound to the heart at age 37.
Mentioned in the song "Look at Me, I'm Sandra Dee" in Grease. Mineo died the year before the film version was released, and the lyrics were altered to reference Elvis Presley instead.

Sal Mineo Relationships:
Salvatore Mineo Sr. - Father
Josephine Mineo - Mother
Victor Mineo - Brother
Michael Mineo - Brother
Sarina Mineo - Sister
Jill Haworth - Ex-significant Other
Sal Mineo Awards:
1957 Emmy: Best Single Performance by an Actor - Nominee
1955 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role - Nominee
1960 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role - Nominee
1961 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture - Winner