Sal Mineo on the set of "The Gene Krupa Story," 1959.
Caption: Sal Mineo on the set of "The Gene Krupa Story," 1959.
Actor, Soundtrack, Music Department
Born: January 10, 1939
Star sign: Capricorn
Height: 5' 8" (1.73 m)
Known for: Rebel Without a Cause (1955), Giant (1956), Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971), Exodus (1960)
Source: IMDB
Salvatore (Sal) Mineo Jr. was born to Josephine and Sal Sr. (a casket maker), who emigrated to the U.S. from Sicily. His siblings were Michael, Victor and Sarina. Sal was thrown out of parochial school and, by age eight, was a member of a street gang in a tough Bronx neighborhood. His mother enrolled him in dancing school and, after being arrested...