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Site News
Posted on Tuesday, 2 April 2001 by mist.
Apologies to our viewers for the lack of site updates
this last month! Due to a real life move by our Webmaster, site
updates were temporarily suspended. Site production has resumed,
and we'll begin adding new content, tons of news items, and a new
poll shortly.
We apologize for the inconveniences you may
have experienced, and thank you for your continuing patience.
Sal Mineo Biopic In Development
Posted on Tueday, 13 February 2001 by mist.
The Webmaster of SalMineo.com
gave us the following heads up...
FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE:
ACTOR SAL
MINEO REMEMBERED IN A FILM
"MINEO
A FORGOTTEN LEGEND"
On February 12, 1976, actor Sal Mineo was murdered
in the parking garage of his modest Holloway Drive apartment building
in West Hollywood, California. Now, on the 25th anniversary of
his death, producer Joey Travolta and executive producer and screenwriter
Dale J. Oprandy, along with co-writers and co-producers Dan Goldman
and Mark Basil have optioned the movie and television rights from
the Sal Mineo Estate, executed by Tom Korman, Sal’s former
agent, for what will be a theatrical film release of Mineo’s
life story.
The screenplay, currently in development, will
take a look back to the days when Sal Mineo was one of the hottest
stars in Hollywood, and a time when Italian-American and ethnic
actors were stereotyped. The plot will then transition into the
part of Sal’s life when he fell into that ill-fated "Hollywood
slump" and how he so eloquently fought his way through it.
Striving to recapture the great success that he once achieved,
Mineo had built a fascinating body of work which included over
30 films, countless television appearances, a Golden Globe award,
an Emmy Award, a hit record album, and two Academy Award nominations.
His phenomenal acting talent was essentially never forgotten.
Mineo had been working on the play "PS Your Cat Is Dead"
the night of his death. The play was to open the following week
at the Westwood Playhouse in Hollywood, and was to be the performance
that was going to place Mineo back on Hollywood’s "A"
list .
Unfortunately, that never happened due to a
seedy mugger, whose M.O. was to pose as a pizza delivery boy and
mug his victims in the darkened side streets of the garish neon
flickering off of the Sunset Strip. Mineo tried to fight him off,
which unfortunately resulted in his murder. Rumors and lies began
to spread through the press as to the identity and motive of an
unknown assailant, who was seen by a few witnesses running away
from the scene that night. The Mineo murder investigation led
by Sheriff’s homicide detectives Eddie Pia and Dan Tankersley
took almost two years to solve.
Oprandy began his research with retired detective
Dan Tankersley, who was able to open the murder case up for the
development of the screenplay. Fortunately, Tankersley, being
the last of the homicide investigators alive, was able to consult
with Oprandy on the portion of the Mineo story which dealt with
the murder investigation timeline before Detective Tankersley
died in November 2000.
As a reality and achievement of this film, Sal
Mineo will receive his due recognition and star on Hollywood’s
Walk of Fame, closing the final chapter of the "Forgotten
Legend’s" life.
Dale Oprandy and Joey
Travolta hope to gather as much information as possible regarding
Sal Mineo’s life. Any information from the entertainment
industry will be greatly appreciated. Contact Sal
Mineo Movie Project, 8000 Wheatland Ave., Suite C, Sun Valley,
California 91352 or on the internet
at www.salmineomovie.com.
E-mail address: [email protected]
New James Dean Poll -- Results From Last One
Posted on Tuesday, 13 February 2001 by mist.
Last week, our poll celebrated James Dean's 70th birthday.
We asked you what you would be doing on February 8th. Here's how
you responded...
What will you be doing to celebrate
James Dean's birthday this year?
- I'm heading to Fairmount!!! (0.00%)
- I'll be having a James Dean-athon
at home (55.56%)
- Is it his birthday already??? (0.00%)
- Nothing. (44.44%)
This week our poll focuses on a topic of discussion
the tends to crop up from time to time... Jimmy's relationship with
Pier Angeli...
There are some biographers who question
the relationship between James Dean and actress Pier Angeli.
How would you characterize their relationship?
- I think it was important.
- I think it was just a fling.
- I don't think they had a relationship.
- Don't know.
Vote
Now!
Voting ends on 19 February 2001, and is only available to members
of the James
Dean mailing list.
James Dean Is Not Dead Opens Store
Posted on Friday, 9 February 2001 by mist.
James Dean Is Not Dead,
in association with CafePress,
is proud to announce the grand opening of the James Dean Is Not
Dead Store (http://www.cafepress.com/jdnd).
Let everyone know you're a James Dean fan with t-shirts,
mugs, and
mousepads!
Our first collection dubbed "Never Forget,"
contains a simple design... "September 30, 1955." Never
forget the tragedy of James Dean's death on what would have been
his 70th birthday.
So, what can you get?
- A sparkling white t-shirt,
100% cotton, Hanes Beefy-T. "September 30, 1955" above
the right breast. $11.99 US each. Comes in the following sizes:
Kids (S, M, L), Adult (S, M, L, X-L) and Adult 2X-Large, 3X-Large,
and 4X-Large for an additional $3.00 US per item.
- A sparkling white long sleeved t-shirt, Hanes
100% cotton. "September 30, 1955" above the right breast.
$17.99 US each. Comes in the following sizes: Adult (S, M, L,
X-L) and Adult 2X-Large and 3X-Large for an additional $3.00 US
per item.
- A sparkling white baby doll t-shirt. Anvil 100%
cotton. "September 30, 1955" above the right breast.
$15.99 US each. Comes in the following sizes: Adult (S, M, L).
- 11 oz. coffee mug. Dishwasher safe, ceramic. "September
30, 1955" across the middle, center of the mug. $10.99 US
each.
- 15 oz. coffee mug. Dishwasher safe, ceramic. "September
30, 1955" across the middle, center of the mug. $11.99 US
each.
- Mouse pad. Standard size, premium cloth covered.
"September 30, 1955" across the middle, center of the
mouse pad. $11.99 US each.
DISCLAIMER
Creation of products and fulfillment are the responsibilities
of CafePress and not James Dean Is Not Dead. For more information
about Cafe Press, please see http://www.cafepress.com.
James Dean Is Not Dead is neither associated with
nor affiliated with CMG Worldwide nor James Dean, Inc.
New Video Available from Mysterease
Posted on Wednesday, 7 February 2001 by mist.
Bob Rees, famed James Dean video archivist,
posted the following on the James
Dean Mailing List...
Hi,
I have a new video related to James Dean
that I think you might be interested in.
The 45th Anniversary Reunion for "Rebel
Without a Cause". L.A. 10-26-2000. Guest Speakers include
-- Dennis Hopper, Corey Allen, Jack Grinnage, Beverly Long, Frank
Mazzola, Stewart Stern, etc.. Plus Cholame footage from 9-30-2000.
Plus free Dean L.A. cable tv show. 2 hours total. Very good quality.
I also have 16 Dean tv shows from the 50's
available, foreign unreleased documentaries, all early films,
newsclips, home movies shot by Jimmy and more.
I am the oldest key source for rare Jimmy
videos anywhere -- over 20 years. My archives are often used in
tv documentaries where you see my name in the credits -- see site.
In many cases if you see my titles listed elsewhere you would
be getting inferior quality dubs of dubs of my materials.
Can we trade based on wants in site? I also
like to obtain star owned items. If no match is possible perhaps
we can make other arrangements.
Hope to hear and Happy Birthday to Jimmy.
Very hard to believe he would have been 70 on February 8th.
Best,
R.R. Rees
http://web.Lconn.com/mysterease
Votes Are In! New Poll Available
Posted on Tuesday, 6 February 2001 by mist.
The poll was closed, the votes tallied, and chads
were ignored. Here's what fans thought of the new dot-tv ad featuring
James Dean:
- It's great! Love it! (51.14%)
- Could have been better (0.00%)
- James Dean shouldn't be commercialized (0.00%)
- Haven't seen it (42.86%)
- Don't know, don't care (0.00%)
Thanks to everyone who voted!
Join us for our new poll...
What will you be doing to celebrate James
Dean's birthday this year?
- I'm heading to Fairmount!!!
- I'm having a James Dean-athon at home.
- Is it his birthday already???
- Nothing.
Vote
Now!
Voting ends on 12 February 2001, and is only
available to members of the James
Dean mailing list.
Is Jimmy's House Haunted?
Posted on Tuesday, 6 February 2001 by mist.
On Friday's The
View (ABC), Everybody
Loves Raymond star Doris
Roberts, who lives in one of the Hollywood homes that James
Dean once lived in, revealed that said home was haunted. To free
the spirits haunting her house, Doris said that she opened all the
windows in her house. Doris reported that her house is now haunt-free.
James Dean Spotted in Fuel Video
Posted on Tuesday, 6 February 2001 by mist.
JBD reported Friday on the James
Dean Mailing List that the latest Fuel
video, Innocent, has a picture of James Dean in it.
I haven't seen the video yet, but it's on rotation
apparently on MTV. If
you catch it, please feel free to tell us about it!
New Pages Available
Posted on Thursday, 1 February 2001 by mist.
The following pages have been published and reformatted:
- Biography
- contains minor fixes, both factual and grammatical. Added some
international release dates for Eden, Rebel and Giant.
- Feature
Presentation - fixed crash date; reformatted.
- Racing - reformatted.
- Residence - reformatted.
- Mailing List - updated
to reflect Yahoo! Groups; reformatted.
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