12 THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Friday, March 14, 1980 Sir Lew Grade: The British Version of Sam Goldwyn By HERBERT LUFT (Copyright 1980, JTA, Inc.) HOLLYWOOD — Lew Grade's name appears on the title of two current films now opening on the West Coast, "Saturn Three," Stanley Donen's science fic- tion yarn starring Kirk Douglas and Farrah Faw- cett, and Lina Wertmuller's "Blood Feud," the Italian- language epic dealing with the rise of Fascism in which k i The RAIN DOCTOR Is now writing prescriptions for all types of home repair & handiwork. Electrical, Plumbing, Carpentry & Most Major Appliance Repairs. Jeffrey Schreiber 968-0487 no Sabbath sails Sophia Loren shares billing with Marcello Mastroianni and Giancarlo Giannini. In addition, Grade's Asso- ciated Communications Corp. controls the produc- tion of the $40 million epic, "Raise the Titanic," cur- rently filming in Hol- lywood, San Diego, Wash- ington, D.C., Alaska, Greece and England with final underwater and spe- cial effects photography on the island of Malta. During the coming sea- son, Grade in conjunction with his Hollywood based subsidiary, Marble Arch Productions (headed by Martin Starger), is develop- ing and completing a series of major motion pictures in excess of $60 million. Grade raises a large portion of production funds by bonafide con- tracts with distribution companies in Europe, Asia, and Australia, agreements which are bankable. He is also the chairman of a newly SPECIAL LOW PRICE distribution formed company, A.F.D., releas- ing theatrical films in the U.S. and Canada. The familiar "Lew Grade Presents" in the past has introduced such films as "The Boys From Brazil," Bergman's Ingmar Sonata," "Autumn "Movie Movie" and the extremely successful, "The Muppet Movie." The cinema occupies only a segment of Grade's vast business empire. In England, he is involved in legitimate theaters such as London's Drury Lane, The- ater Royal, Queens; and the world-famous Paladium, one of the last outposts of vaudeville and music hall pantomimes. In Los Angeles, he produced with Martin Starger and the Shubert Organization the stage hit of "Sly Fox" star- ring George C. Scott. He controls Stolls theaters in Great Britain, Pye Records, Precision Tapes Ltd., ATV Music Publishing, Bentray Investment, Marbarch In- surance, and the theatrical costumers of Bermans & Nathans. Despite these diversified interests, Grade's principal love is television and the making of TV films for worldwide transmission such as "Long Day's Jour- ney into Night," "Will Shakespeare" and "Moses the Lawgiver," the latter a tribute to the People of the Book. Truly a self-made man, Lord Grade was born in the Crimea, Dec. 25, 1906 under the name of Louis Winog- radsky. During his child- hood his family moved from Russia to England where his father operated a tailor shop in London. Grade began his show business career in 1927 touring Great Britain and the Con- tinent as "The World's Champion Charleston Dancer." In 1933, he founded a talent agency represent- ing top American stars in England and on the Con- tinent such as Jack Be- nny, Bob Hope, Lena Horne and Johnnie Ray during the 1940s and early 1950s. Developing a two-way traffic in inter- national talent, he brought many European star names to the States . Eban: From Statesman to Star By DAVID SCHWARTZ (Copyright 1980, JTA, Inc.) EUREKA VAC'S SMITH-CORONA FARBERWARE ELECTRIC RADIOS-TOASTER OVENS TYPEWRITERS TAPE RECORDERS Abba Eban is working on a television series, "Jewish Civilization." It will start with the story of Mt. Sinai and there, with the giving of the Ten Commandments, the Jewish story will begin. Recently, Egyptian President Anwar Sadat said something about erecting three religious edifices at Mt. -Sinai, a Jewish synagogue, a Christian church and a Moslem mos- que. All three religions, he points out, owe a good deal to Mt. Sinai, but Eban is op- posed to the idea. He thinks it will lead to the commer- cialization of Mt. Sinai. The area, he feels, should be left in its present natural state. It is most inspiring that way. We think Eban is right. It recalls the story of the Englishman who told his minister that he planned to visit Mt. Sinai and on the very same spot that Moses stood proclaiming the corn- mandments, he would read them. "Sandy," said his minister, "instead of going to Mt. Sinai and reading the command- ments, why 'don't you stay home and keep them?" Abba Eban is one of the very interesting figures that the state of Israel has brought to the fore. With his command of Oxfordian or shall I say Cambridge English, it would be easy to picture him as a member of the British Cabinet, and yet he seems natural to the Is- raeli scene. 3406 W. 12 Mile 8 Blocks E. of Greenfield Mon. thru Sat. 10 am to 4:30 pm Eban's Hebrew is on a par with his English. He seems to have a gift for languages by inheritance. 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Lord Grade spends 15 hours daily in his office con- ducting his business. Paul Lazarus III, who produced for him two pictures, the science-fact-satire "Cap- ricorn One" and the war- time drama "Hanover Square" (that takes place during the air attacks on London), says that he would call Lew Grade as early as 7 o'clock in the morning. British time, to discuss projects with him at a more leisurely hour for the per- petually busy tycoon whose connections span the face of the globe. ABBA EBAN was the private secretary and official translator for Dr. Chaim Weizmann. When the British govern- ment issued the Balfour Declaration, Weizmann immediately summoned her to translate it into several foreign languages, so that the whole world might know of it. Eban was then just aniff- fant and his mother was perplexed. How could she leave him? She solved the problem by bundling him up and taking him with her to Weizmann's office. The Bal- four Declaration and Abba Eban both came in almost simultaneously. Eban has more talent that the gift for languages, He seems to have a more than average share of wit also. The story was recently told of a visitor to his home who inspecting his library remarked that he didn't seem to have any fiction in his library. "Oh yes," said Eban, "I have Mr. Rabin's Memoirs." The political world of to- day, it seems to us, is badly wanting in humor. America has been very fortunate in that respect. Abraham Lincoln knew more jokes than Bob Hope. No one played a more vital part in the American Revo- lution than Benjamin Franklin and he was full of humor. His witty stories abroad helped to win much of the world to the American cause. Dr. Chaim Weizmann, who played a lead part in the emergence of the pre- sent Jewish state, was a man with a very keen sense of humor. He was in fact much like Franklin — out- standing in three fields — science, politics and humor. Dealer Claims He Lost Gems NEW YORK — Michael Mistriel, an Israeli diamond dealer who was arrested in Los Angeles last week has been charged with embez- zlement, fraud and larceny by the Israel government and U.S Customs. Some 30 colleagues in the Ramat Gan Diamond Ex- change allege he flew out of Israel on Feb. 24 with their diamonds, worth an esti- mated $1.6 million. The the time of his arrest, he contended that he no longer had the diamonds, saying that he lost them in a "scam." Mistriel did not re- port the incident to the police. Anderson Backed ROCKFORD, Ill. — Three Jewish leaders in Congressman John B. An- derson's home district in Il- linois have sent a letter to various Jewish organiza- tions in Massachusetts, Il- linois and Wisconsin ex- plaining their views of the candidate and expressing their personal support for his Republican presidential nomination campaign.