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Fire Island Celebrity history- Sal Mineo
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Fire Island Celebrity history- Sal Mineo

Like many celebrities actor Sal Mineo found his way to the Pines. He is best known for his role as John "Plato" Crawford in the drama film Rebel Without a Cause, which earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor at age 17. A closeted gay in a world on non acceptance, he truly was a pioneer in the acting world of theater and film.

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Fire Island DJ Don Fendley
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Fire Island DJ Don Fendley

Don Fendley’s DJ career began in New York during the late-1960s at a Fire Island Pines club called The Blue Whale at the Botel. Fendley had become frustrated with the starting-and-stopping of the Blue Whale jukebox, so he suggested to the owner that he could bring along some of his own 45s and a couple turntables.

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DJ Kevin Burke
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DJ Kevin Burke

DJ Kevin Burke was the house DJ at the Pines and Dunes Yacht Club, better known as the Botel, now the Blue Whale for 14 summer seasons from 1977 to 1987 for 5-7 days per week beginning early June and ending late September.

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