Sal Mineo
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Salvatore Mineo Jr. was an American actor. He was best known for his role as John "Plato" Crawford in the coming-of-age drama film Rebel Without a Cause, which earned him a nomination for the Academy
Mineo in 1973
Mineo (left) with Sue George and John Saxon in a publicity still photo for Rock, Pretty Baby (1956)
Mineo in 1973, photographed by Allan Warren
Footstone for Sal Mineo and his brother Michael in the Gate of Heaven Cemetery, New York State
Giant (1956 film)
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Giant is a 1956 American epic drama film directed by George Stevens, from a screenplay adapted by Fred Guiol and Ivan Moffat from Edna Ferber's 1952 novel. The film stars Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson
Sal Mineo
…for Best Supporting Actor at age 17, making him the fifth-youngest nominee in the category. Mineo also starred in films such as Crime in the Streets, Giant (both 1956), Exodus (1960), for which he won a Golden Globe and received a second Academy Award nomination; The Longest Day (1962), John Ford's final…
Theatrical release poster by Bill Gold
Dean on the set of Giant in June 1955
Cast members and crew at work on the Reata mansion set. The Second-empire Victorian mansion facade designed by Boris Leven became an iconic image for the film.
George Stevens with the Academy Award he received for directing Giant