Sal Mineo
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| - | '''David Alexander Hess''' (September 19, 1942 – October 8, 2011) was an American actor and songwriter. | ||
| - | ==Biography== | + | '''Salvatore Mineo, Jr.''' (January 10, 1939{{ndash}}February 12, 1976), better known as '''Sal Mineo''', was an [[United States|American]] [[film]] and [[theatre]] [[actor]], best known for his performance as John "Plato" Crawford opposite [[James Dean]] in the film ''[[Rebel Without a Cause]]''<ref name="Holliday"/>. He was nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor]] on two occasions; once for his role in ''Rebel Without a Cause'', and also for his role as Dov Landau in ''[[Exodus (1960 film)|Exodus]]''. |
| - | ===Early life and Music career=== | + | |
| - | Hess was born in [[New York City]]. He began his professional career as a songwriter for Shalimar Music, in 1957, under the pseudonym of David Hill. | + | |
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| - | He went on to compose "Start Movin'" for [[Sal Mineo]] and "Rockin' Shoes" for the [[Ames Brothers]]. He continued to write songs for [[Elvis Presley]] throughout the 1950s and 1960s, which include "Come Along," and "Sand Castles". "Your Hand, Your Heart, Your Love" became a 1960s hit when it was performed by [[Andy Williams]]. In 1963, Hess wrote and recorded "[[Speedy Gonzalez]]," which became a number one single for [[Pat Boone]], selling more than eight million copies worldwide. Hess then recorded two solo albums for [[Kapp Records]], again topping the charts, this time with a Top Ten [[folk music|folk]] hit called "Two Brothers." | + | |
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| - | In 1969, he became head of A&R at [[Mercury Records]] in [[New York]]. There he linked up with Western classical composer [[John Corigliano]], and together they wrote the [[Grammy award]]-winning [[rock opera]], ''[[The Naked Carmen]]'', which became a big hit of the Berlin Ballet Week in 1970. His work with Mercury also included ''And the Children Toll the Passing of the Day'', a 1969 album he wrote for [[Ireland|Irish]] actor [[Malachy McCourt]]. | + | |
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| - | ===Acting career=== | + | |
| - | In 1972, his career split off into several new directions with his starring role in the [[Wes Craven]] horror classic ''[[The Last House on the Left]]'' (1972), for which he also composed the soundtrack. He went on to score ''Buck at the Edge of the Heaven'', a children's film based on a collection of [[Jack London]] stories. The film won the top prize for film and direction at the Giffone Film Festival. | + | |
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| - | A subsequent job offer from [[PolyGram]]' German affiliate gave Hess the opportunity to move to [[Munich, Germany]], and a multilingual career in film [[dubbing (filmmaking)|dubbing]] from 1972 to 1976 which in turn led him to writing the [[English language]] shooting scripts for such German directors as [[Rainer Werner Fassbinder]], [[Reinhard Hauff]], and his present collaborator, [[Peter Schamoni]]. | + | |
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| - | In 1980, he directed his first American feature film, ''To All a Good Night'', for Media Home Entertainment in 1980. He also appeared in two low budget horror films directed by [[Ruggero Deodato]], ''La Casa sperduta nel parco'' (1980) and ''Camping del terrore'' (1987). | + | |
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| - | In 1991, he played the part of the American in Peter Schamoni's ''Max Ernst--My Wanderings, My Unrest'' (1991). From 1993 to 1995 he produced ''Niki de Saint Phalle: Wer ist das Monster - du oder ich?'' (1996). | + | |
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| - | Hess' newest musical accomplishments include the release of two recent albums, ''Caught Up In The Moment'' and ''Live & Unplugged in Hollywood, 2002''. He currently lives in [[Northern California]], just outside of [[San Francisco]], with his wife, with whom he has three children. He recently worked on several tracks for the horror film ''[[Cabin Fever (movie)|Cabin Fever]]'' (2003), directed by [[Eli Roth]]. | + | |
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Salvatore Mineo, Jr. (January 10, 1939Template:NdashFebruary 12, 1976), better known as Sal Mineo, was an American film and theatre actor, best known for his performance as John "Plato" Crawford opposite James Dean in the film Rebel Without a Cause<ref name="Holliday"/>. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor on two occasions; once for his role in Rebel Without a Cause, and also for his role as Dov Landau in Exodus.
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