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Yahoo
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Maureen Hingert Dies: ‘Gunmen From Laredo', ‘The King And I' Actor Was 88
Maureen Hingert, who represented Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) in the 1955 Miss Universe pageant and went on to become an actor in such films as Gunmen From Laredo and The King and I as well as several 1950s TV series, died June 30 at Huntington Hospital in Pasadena, Calif.. She was 88. Her death was announced on Facebook July 1 by Sri Lankan actress and Angela Seneviratne. More from Deadline Kenneth Colley Dies: 'Star Wars' & 'Life Of Brian' Actor Was 87 Jimmy Swaggart Dies: Sex Scandal-Plagued Televangelist Was 90 Karl E. Held Dies: A Producer Of Broadway-Bound 'Kowalski' Was 63 Maureen Neliya Ballard was born on January 9, 1937, in Columbo, Ceylon, to Bank of Ceylon president Lionel Hingert and Lorna Mabel del Run. In 1955, at the age of 18, she was crowned Miss Ceylon and that same year was selected as a Miss Universe contestant (she finished as second runner-up). She subsequently moved to Los Angeles and in the mid-1950s had several small, uncredited roles in films, the most notable of which was 1956's The King and I. In 1958, sometimes under her stage name Jana Davi, she appeared in the films Gun Fever, The Rawhide Trail and Fort Bowie and an episode of Death Valley Days. The following year she starred in the Western film Gunmen From Laredo and an episode of the short-lived series Captain David Grief, based on Jack London stories, before retiring to raise a family. She is survived by a daughter. Best of Deadline 'Poker Face' Season 2 Guest Stars: From Justin Theroux To Jason Ritter Remembering Michael Madsen: A Career In Photos 2025 Deaths Photo Gallery: Hollywood & Media Obituaries
Yahoo
7 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
‘The King and I' Star and Miss Universe Legend Maureen Hingert Dies at 88
The King and I actress Maureen Hingert, a star of Hollywood's Golden Age, has died at the age of 88 following health complications. The Sri Lankan actress and Miss Universe runner-up died Sunday of liver failure at Huntington Hospital in Pasadena, California, her daughter Marisa Zamparelli told The Hollywood Reporter. 'It was a beautiful and peaceful passing,' Marisa said. Hingert was widely known for her work in Walter Lang's 1956 film, The King and I, adapted from the Rodgers & Hammerstein musical of the same name. The musical, which earned nine nominations at the Academy Awards and won five, notably starred Deborah Kerr, Yul Brynner, and Rita Moreno. Alongside The King and I, Hingert's resume also includes roles in Westerns like 1958's Gun Fever and 1959's Gunmen From Laredo. She also has appeared in dramas like 1956's Pillars of the Sky opposite Jeff Chandler and Dorothy Malone, and 1954's Elephant Walk starring Elizabeth Taylor. Apart from acting, Hingert also made a legacy as a pageant contestant when she finished second runner-up at the 1955 Miss Universe contest—the first in the competition's history to ever be televised. Hingert, who was born in Colombo, Ceylon in January 1937, entered the competition as Miss Ceylon—a historical name for Sri Lanka—and was the first from the country to ever reach the contest's finals. She was only 18 at the time. In 1958, Hingert married Mario Armond Zamparelli, a designer largely known for his work with business tycoon and aerospace engineer Howard Hughes. The couple welcomed three children together before their divorce in 1970. Alongside their daughter Maria, Hingert and Mario also welcomed daughters Gina Zamparelli and Andrea Zamparelli who respectively died in 2018 and 2009.
The Guardian
13-06-2025
- Health
- The Guardian
Suman Fernando obituary
My friend and colleague Suman Fernando, who has died aged 92, had an international reputation in the field of critical psychiatry, particularly in relation to advocating for race equity in mental health. As well as being a consultant psychiatrist in the NHS for more than 20 years, Suman wrote 14 books and many articles in which he consistently and methodically challenged institutional racism in British mental health provision. In his first book, Race and Culture in Society (1988), he explored the role that race and culture play in how people experience mental health issues and services. In his breakthrough 1991 book, Mental Health, Race and Culture, he challenged the dominance and singularity of the medical model, and argued that any service response for minority communities should also focus on social, cultural and institutional issues. Suman often juxtaposed the western, individualised notion of mental illness with those of the global south or indigenous healing systems that see fragmentation of community cohesion as causal, with responses that are more spiritual and community-based. It is worth noting that the relatively recent inclusion of practices such as mindfulness and yoga into mental health recovery in the west are precisely those that have underpinned indigenous models for centuries. Born in Colombo in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), Suman was the son of Charles, a doctor, and his wife, Esme (nee De Mel). He attended Royal college in Colombo, then followed in the footsteps of his father and grandfather, who had both studied medicine in the UK. Studying at Cambridge University and University College hospital in London, he qualified in 1958. After briefly returning to Ceylon to work in its only psychiatric hospital, on the outskirts of Colombo, he returned in 1960 to the UK, where the following year he married Frances Lefford, whom he had first met when they were students at University College hospital. Working as an NHS psychiatrist at Chase Farm hospital in Enfield, north London, he became a fellow of the Royal College of Psychiatrists in the early 1970s, and in 1975 received an MD from the University of Cambridge based on his studies in transcultural psychiatry. He retired in 1997. Suman remained deeply connected to his Sri Lankan heritage and supported many institutions and projects in the country, in particular the People's Rural Development Association, which he played a key role in establishing in 2007. He was also a partner in the Trauma and Global Health programme organised by McGill University in Montreal, Canada, which brought valuable mental health training to Sri Lanka. I first met Suman in Sri Lanka in the 90s, where we were both undertaking voluntary work. He was a kind, warm, humble and generous person who made time for everyone. He is survived by Frances, his daughter, Siri, two grandsons, Nathan and Alec, his brother Sunimal and sister Susila.
News.com.au
08-06-2025
- Business
- News.com.au
Carnegie: House sold after 53 years in the one family
A Carnegie house that has been in the one family for more than 50 years has welcomed a new owner following a Saturday auction. Owner Johann De-Alwis said his mother bought the three-bedroom house at 270 Neerim Rd in 1972, following their immigration to Australia from Sri Lanka, via Ceylon, in the sixties. Sadly, Mr De-Alwis was aged just six when father died from a heart attack in 1965. 'My mum saved all her money and managed to buy this house for us,' Mr De-Alwis said. 'She was a single mum with two little kids and the banks wouldn't loan her any money, so she saved and did it all on her own steam for the equivalent of $14,000.' He described his late mother as 'a resolute and strong woman' who went on to work as an executive assistant in an engineering research and development team. Ray White Carnegie director Josh Hommelhoff, who had the listing, first met Mr De-Alwis two decades ago – when he first began thinking about selling the home. Mr De-Alwis said it was bittersweet to finally sell his long-time family home but that he was planning to buy a smaller house near Daylesford, in addition to finding an apartment in Carnegie so he could stay connected to his classic car club. He's also planning on taking his classic sky-blue 1964 Studebaker hawk car in the move. Out of three bidders, a developer bought the home for $1.355m. And a creative house in Melbourne's southeast fitted with upcycled materials and appliances also sold at a Saturday auction. The four-bedroom home at 17 Albert Rd, Hallam, attracted two bidders. Owner Jennie, who has spent decades at the address, said she had renovated after moving in. With a fondness for decorating and vintage style, she shopped around at places selling recycled fittings and materials for the project. 'The stove is from about the 1940s, I purchased it from someone else's home,' Jennie said. A sailor friend inspired her to adopt a nautical theme in some parts of the house such as the curved ceiling in one of the living areas. Jennie, who is selling up with plans for a sea-change, said the garden she had planted had grown in and provided plenty of privacy. 'It has been nice family home – it's really nice and a little bit quirky,' she said. Harcourts Asap Group Dandenong director Daniel Farrugia said that during the auction, the house was announced on the market at about the $712,000 mark. The abode sold for $730,500 to an investor who is planning to rent it out. Mr Farrugia said he had noticed increased investor activity across the past two months. 'You have interstate investors buying through buyers' advocates who are looking for smaller properties, while locals want something a bit bigger that they can subdivide,' he said.
Business Recorder
05-06-2025
- Business
- Business Recorder
Sri Lanka shares climb as all sectors but IT show gains
Sri Lankan shares closed higher on Thursday, aided by gains in all sectors except information technology stocks. The CSE All-Share index settled up 0.47% at 17,434.94, advancing for the eighth straight session. Industrial Asphalts (Ceylon) and Luminex were the top two percentage gainers on the CSE All-Share, rising 33.33% and 25%, respectively. IT, consumer staples lift Sri Lanka shares Trading volume on the index fell to 222.1 million shares from 279 million in the previous session. The equity market's turnover fell to 5.60 billion Sri Lankan rupees ($18.7 million) from 7.37 billion rupees in the previous session, according to exchange data. Foreign investors were net buyers, purchasing stocks worth 164.8 million rupees, while domestic investors were net sellers, offloading shares worth 5.47 billion rupees, the data showed.
