It is a well-known fact that Sylvester Stallone studied at the University of Miami in the late 1960s. However, we have never seen pictures of him anywhere in our collections. Digitization of the University’s historical publications, such as The Miami Hurricane, Veritas, Historical Photograph Collection, and Tempo, makes it possible to search content with keyword searches, but my search of “Sylvester Stallone” came up empty.
Why can’t I find anything on the legendary alumnus? That is because his name was not Sylvester Stallone when he was a student at the U. He was Michael (or Mike) according to my research in the historical resources. After this discovery, I was able to search our digitized collections and quickly found mention of the actor in reviews of two student plays, “The Trial” (1968) and “Calvary” (1969), in The Miami Hurricane. Please go to the links to read the articles.
(April 1, 1968 issue on The Trial. See p. 6)
(May 9, 1969 issue on Calvary. See p.7)
Do you think he was in the picture of the May 9, 1969, article? I will contact Dr. Josephine Johnson, director of the performance, who is an alumna of the College of Arts and Sciences and former Chair of the Department of Communications. She has donated her papers and significant materials on William Butler Yeats and his circle to the Richter Library. While teaching at UM, Dr. Johnson also directed and participated in poetry performances in the Miami area.
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