28 Established 1961 Wednesday, February 14, 2018 Lifestyle Features Golden Age crooner Vic Damone dead at 89 ic Damone, whose silky baritone voice made Sinatra, who was reputedly upset about the depic- him a 1950s heartthrob and who Frank tion and urged Damone to quit. Publicly, Damone VSinatra said had the “best pipes in the busi- attributed his decision to financial disputes and his ness,” has died, his family announced Monday. He pride as an Italian American. Another crooner, Al was 89. Ed Henry, a Fox News correspondent and Martino, eventually played the role. family friend, said that relatives asked him to share But Damone had his own experience with the that Damone died Sunday night in Florida. Damone mafia. In his memoir, “Singing Was the Easy Part,” he was one of the top stars of a golden age of croon- said that a mob boss once nearly pushed him out the ers, who filled nightclubs and were frequently window of a Manhattan hotel after he broke off an booked to sing in front of orchestras on television engagement with his daughter. Damone, who was shows before the arrival of rock ‘n’ roll. married five times, was born as Vito Farinola to He scored his first hit in 1949 with “Again” and Italian immigrants in , where his mother was catapulted to star status in 1956 with his scrounged for $1 a week to give him singing lessons. recording of “On the Street Where You Live,” a After his father, an electrician, was injured on the job, song from the musical “My Fair Lady.” No less than the teenage Damone got a job as an usher and ele- Sinatra, whom Damone deeply respected, was in vator operator at the since defunct Paramount awe of his voice. “If I had one wish, it would be for Theatre in Times Square. One night when Perry Vic Damone’s tonsils. Vic has the best pipes in the Como was starring, Damone stopped the elevator business,” Sinatra was quoted as saying by the between floors and sang for the established singer, when Damone was pre- asking if his mother was misguided in paying for his sented with a lifetime achievement award in 1997. lessons. “You’ve got something, kid. Don’t stop Damone made headlines when he backed out of singing,” Damone would recall Como telling him-and This studio portrait from the mid-late 1940s, obtained In this file photo taken on May 08, 2011 (from left) David Rowan, Vic Damone, one high-profile project-”.” Damone soon Como helped arrange the teenager’s first per- February 12, 2018 courtesy of the Library of Rena Rowan and Daisy Miller attend the Ambassadors for Humanity gala honor- had initially been cast in the now classic film to play formance, on a radio station. — AFP Congress, shows US singer Vic Damone. ing Brian L. Roberts to benefit the USC Shoah Foundation Institute on May 9, Johnny Fontane, a singer with shady mafia ties-a 2011 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. — AFP photos character many viewers presumed was based on Award-nominated film spotlights trauma of Calais ‘Jungle’ kids

he director of an award-nominated film and I wanted to show an imperfect portrait of a but decided it would be wrong to ask the chil- about a traumatized boy stuck in the child refugee, but one that was relatable,” dren to relive their experiences for the camera. TCalais “Jungle” camp has urged Britain to Evdokimenko added. They were also disturbed to find that whenever take in more lone child refugees stranded they returned to the camp, the boys they met across Europe to prevent them falling prey to Locked in boot on the last visit had vanished. traffickers. Vika Evdokimenko’s film “Aamir” is The director said the children she met told Evdokimenko said she was sure many had loosely based on the story of a boy her hus- “horrific” stories about their experiences at been trafficked. Despite the Jungle’s demolition, band met two years ago when the couple vol- the hands of smugglers. Some described beat- Evdokimenko said her film was still relevant unteered in the French camp, which has since ings. Others were locked in car boots, some- given the tens of thousands of unaccompanied been bulldozed. “It was just one of the most miserable places I’ve been to,” Evdokimenko said ahead of Sunday’s British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) awards - Britain’s equivalent of the Oscars - where “Aamir” is in the running for best short film. “Kids (were) in purgatory in that place,” Actor Mandy Patinkin attends a ceremony honoring she added. The camp, a sprawling shanty town him with the 2,629th star on the Hollywood Walk of near the northern port ofCalais, was once Fame in Hollywood, California.—AFP home for 10,000 refugees and migrants who hoped to reach Britain by stowing away on lorries, cars or trains. Evdokimenko said life ‘Homeland’ star was hardest for the hundreds of lone children, many of whom had been trafficked after flee- ing violence or poverty in the Middle East, Mandy Patinkin Asia and Africa. In 2016, Britain pledged to take 480 of the most vulnerable young asylum pleas for refugees seekers in Europe. Around half have arrived so far. Refugee groups had originally hoped times for days, with just a tube to breathe refugee and migrant children scattered mmy and Tony Award-winning actor Mandy Britain would take 3,000. through. The film highlights the children’s vul- throughout Europe. There are signs the Calais Patinkin used his Walk of Fame star-dedicating “I think Britain can afford to be more gener- nerability - Aamir is robbed after being camp is being rebuilt, she said. “My main anxi- Eceremony in Hollywood Monday to make an ous ... it’s a first-world country,” said drugged by men who appear to befriend him. ety about these kids is how they can ever impassioned speech calling for respect and dignity Evdokimenko, who moved to the United It also conveys the physical misery as relent- recover from these things they’ve been for refugees. The 65-year-old Chicago native, best Kingdom from Russia as a child. less rains pour through flimsy shelters, turning through,” she added. “The longer we leave them known for playing CIA operative Saul Berenson in Evdokimenko’s 16-minute-long film focuses on the ground into a mudbath. in these places, which are just so unsuitable for Showtime spy drama “Homeland,” welcomed an Iraqi a boy driven to an act of violence when he can- Evdokimenko, who worked at the camp in kids ... the more we lose our opportunity to refugee to the event and implored the crowd to rec- not find a door for his shelter. “He was 2016 packing food rations, described a bleak allow them to become amazing members of our ognize the plight of the dispossessed. “I want you to absolutely desperate for a door. He felt very dune-like landscape engulfed in the stench of a communities.” — Reuters think about these people, who are the most vulnera- exposed, very unsafe,” she told the Thomson nearby chemical factory and littered with rub- ble among us all over the world, who need our atten- Reuters Foundation. “These kids get angry ... bish. The production team had originally hoped tion, more attention than you can imagine, so that There’s a lot of trauma, there’s a lot of issues to cast one of the boys in the camp as Aamir, they can have quality lives and bring their children up in a healthy, not war-torn, atmosphere and grow and live and prosper,” he said. Patinkin, whose grandfather fled the Nazis in German-occupied Poland, and whose grandmother ‘Fifty Shades’ finale steams escaped the Russian pogroms, has traveled exten- sively to witness the plight of displaced people since going to Greece in 2015 to help refugees from war- up North American box office torn Syria. He said noticing the ethnic diversity of the US squad at the Winter Olympics in South Korea niversal’s “Fifty Shades Freed,” the Some critics called that a bold move, had reminded him of the contribution immigrants had last chapter in the erotic trilogy while others said the men’s amateurism made to the country. “They are our heroes and our that has enjoyed huge popularity showed. In fourth place, falling off from athletes for all time. They represent us,” he went on. U among mostly female audiences, vaulted last weekend’s top position, was Sony’s “Let us learn to welcome other immigrants to the top of North American box offices “Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle,” at $10 without fear, without worry, and learn to trust with a $38.6 million opening weekend, million. The family flick, starring Dwayne them and not be guided by fear. They are our industry data showed Monday. With ticket “The Rock” Johnson, Jack Black and teachers.” He told AFP afterwards he felt privi- sales rebounding sharply from totals Kevin Hart, follows a group of teens who leged to be a voice for “those who have no voice, depressed last week by football’s Super find themselves transported inside a video the refugees who are suffering.” “I think the whole Bowl championship game, “Freed” led game world. The film has earned more world needs to do more. These are human beings. three new releases to the top, with Sony’s than $800 million globally. In fifth, down Take care of your neighbors (as) you would take “Peter Rabbit” coming in second and “The one spot, was “The Greatest Showman,” a care of yourself,” he said. 15:17 to Paris” from Warner Bros placing Fox film starring Hugh Jackman as larger- third, industry tracker Exhibitor Relations than-life circus impresario P.T. Barnum. It Champion of the displaced reported. took in $6.4 million. Patinkin has portrayed Saul Berenson-now the But the final chapter of the steamy Rounding out the top 5 were: CIA’s Middle East Division Chief-on “Homeland” “Fifty Shades” series-promoted by “Maze Runner: The Death Cure” ($6.2 since 2011, earning three Emmys nominations, but it Universal with the not-so-subtle line million) was for CBS medical drama “Chicago Hope” that he “Don’t Miss the Climax”-dominated. It “Winchester” ($5.2 million) won the award in 1995. Born Mandel Bruce Patinkin accounted for a third of the total estimat- “The Post” ($3.6 million) in Chicago on November 30, 1952 to a homemaker ed take of the top 12 movies, helping push “The Shape of Water” ($3.2 million) and a metal manufacturing entrepreneur, the actor global sales for the trilogy past $1 billion. “Den of Thieves” ($3 million)—AFP attended a religious school and sang in synagogue New Look Dakota Johnson stars again as English lit choirs. The father-of-two got into New York’s presti- major-turned-publisher Anastasia Steele, gious performing arts conservatory the Juilliard, while Jamie Dornan plays her lover- where he met Kelsey Grammer, and later recom- Spring-Summer 2018 turned-husband, the kinky, hunky and fre- mended his friend to play Frasier Crane on NBC sit- quently shirtless Christian Grey. com “Cheers.” Women accounted for three quarters Patinkin, who sings concerts in Yiddish and has of North American moviegoers, according featured on 14 records, cut his teeth in musical the- S18 is here and it’s prettier than ever. offer a playful and glam seasonal update. to The Hollywood Reporter. The family- ater, winning a Tony Award in 1980 for playing Che Neutrals play a big part in this sea- Accessories...it’s all about the earrings! friendly “Peter Rabbit,” which mixes live in “Evita,” which starred Patti LuPone in the title role. Sson’s color palette with classic macs, The bigger and bolder the better - the actors with computer-generated anima- “If he weren’t a Broadway musical star he would soft tailoring and touches of soft metallic. ultimate outfit enhancer. Footwear fea- tion, raked in $25 million, far exceeding have been a cantor. If he weren’t a television star he Broderie and cutwork cotton is this sea- tures statement flats in color pop bursts Sony’s projections. James Corden voices would have been a Peace Corps volunteer, a first son’s feminine fabric; transforming blouses and power courts in all over glitter! the lead bunny as he feuds with garden responder,” the actress said. and dresses. Floaty, floral and frilled - our Woven bags are key across cross body’s owner Domhnall Gleeson for the affec- “He would still champion the displaced. He must have maxi dress in wispy, pastel and holiday shoppers, whilst bum bags tions of sweethearted neighbor Rose would still travel to refugee camps of human botanicals is simply dreamy. Tops are ele- are here to stay for a sports luxe finish. Byrne. “The 15:17,” director Clint beings-not Syrians or the Rohingya or the world’s vated with volume and exaggerated The Spring Summer Collection is available Eastwood’s recounting of how three oppressed, Mandy sees only humans.” Patinkin’s sleeves - these are highlighted with trims at all New Look stores throughout Kuwait young Americans foiled a 2015 terrorist 40-year movie career includes roles in “Ragtime,” and embroidery, the full tiered sleeve is at The Avenues, Al-Bairaq Mall (Fintas), attack aboard a passenger train in France, “Yentl,” “The Princess Bride,” “Alien Nation” and the newest shape to look out for. Al-Salam Mall (Salmiya) and Promenade netted $12.6 million. “Dick Tracy.” A new season of “Homeland” Stripes and co-ords are hero pieces Mall (Hawally). Eastwood took the unusual approach debuted on Sunday. — AFP within the collection whilst logo t-shirts of having the three men, none with any are very much here to stay; sequin tees formal acting experience, play themselves.