Mario Savio

Mario Savio
Mario Savio on Sproul Hall steps, 1966
Born	(1942-12-08)December 8, 1942 New York City, New York, U.S.
Died	November 6, 1996(1996-11-06) (aged 53) Sebastopol, California, U.S.
Nationality	American
Alma mater	University of California, Berkeley Queens College San Francisco State University
Occupation	Activist
Known for	"Bodies Upon the Gears"
Spouse	Suzanne Goldberg (1965–1972) Lynne Hollander (m. 1980)

Mario Savio (December 8, 1942 – November 6, 1996) was an American activist and a key member of the Berkeley Free Speech Movement. He is most famous for his passionate speeches, especially the "Bodies Upon the Gears" address given at Sproul Hall, University of California, Berkeley on December 2, 1964.

Savio remains historically relevant as an icon of the earliest phase of the 1960s counterculture movement.^[1]