John "Plato" Crawford in Rebel Without a Cause

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John "Plato" Crawford is the sensitive, troubled teenage friend of James Dean’s character in the 1955 film Rebel Without a Cause, often interpreted as one of the earliest queer-coded characters in mainstream American cinema.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
film character
appearsIn 1955 film Rebel Without a Cause NERFINISHED
Rebel Without a Cause NERFINISHED
associatedWithActor James Dean NERFINISHED
characterType troubled youth
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
describedAs sensitive
troubled
directorOfWork Nicholas Ray NERFINISHED
fictionalAge teenager
friendOf Jim Stark NERFINISHED
genreOfWorkContext drama
teen drama
hasGivenName John NERFINISHED
hasNickname Plato NERFINISHED
hasSurname Crawford NERFINISHED
hasThemeContext adolescent identity
alienation
juvenile delinquency
interpretedAs queer-coded character
medium film
narrativeRole friend of Jim Stark
notableFor being one of the earliest queer-coded characters in mainstream American cinema
partOf Rebel Without a Cause cast of characters
portrayedBy Sal Mineo NERFINISHED
productionCompanyOfWork Warner Bros. NERFINISHED
relationshipToProtagonist devoted companion
screenWriterOfWork Stewart Stern NERFINISHED
yearOfWorkRelease 1955

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Sal Mineo portrayed John "Plato" Crawford in Rebel Without a Cause