European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 5, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 a the stars and stripes wednesday decembers 1990 mrw grrr re a 7 for Liz s Van a from wire reports Vincent Van Gogh so View of the Asylum and Chapel at St. Rumy a painted in 1889 and owned by Elizabeth Taylor was among Many works to go unsold at Christie s in London. The Sale of impressionist and Modem Art was later described by a number of participants in the room As the worst for a Uch Art at that House in More than a decade. The Van Gogh was the most important painting in the Sale at which 24 of the 64 artworks offered brought a total of $19.9 million. The resale estimate for the Van Gogh was $16 to $20 million. The Esti. Mate for the entire Sale was $42 to $71 million. Bidding for the Taylor painting stopped at $11,083,800 and Chesti s declared a a no Sale Quot after it failed to reach its undisclosed Reserve Price. Taylor s painting is Van Gogh a Only study of the building where he spent most of the last year before his suicide in july of 1890. She bought the painting for $257,600 in 1963 through her father Francis Taylor a London Art dealer who was at the Sale. T James Roundell director of Christie a London sales of impressionist and modern Art said by Telephone after the Sale a the Market Wasny to there in any strength tonight. The Van Gogh was a unique View of the Asylum. It had that Star history. But the Star history runs better with smaller things than it does with the larger  Roundell said the auction the first in the London series of major Art sales this season showed a further decline in buying and in the amounts paid since the new York sales of mid november. In the last two weeks Many owners had agreed to lower the reserves the prices that owners agree Art May sell for said. /. A a a. A Mother s name a shocked Begley jr., the father in televisions Quot parenthood Quot recalls that when he applied for his Drivers License at 16 he first Learned from his birth certificate who a his real Mother was. Begley now 41, said in the dec. 8 Issue of to guide it took him some time to adjust to the fact his fathers first wife was not his Mother As he had assumed. A a it a pretty strange when you think one woman is your Mother and you find out its another woman a he said. A that lady who used to bring you Lincoln logs yeah i remember her Well for Good reason son. That a your mom a _ a Security guard removes Elizabeth Taylor s Van Gogh after it did t sell. A Begley said he gets along great with his Mother who during his childhood he believed was a family Friend. The name of the woman an Abc Page and part time actress was not revealed. A a a v a ing an adopted daughter and coping with an extended family this season in the lbs series a sons and daughters a Luckinbill is working on a Broadway musical about the rags to riches life of Desi Arnaz. A j he khow who he is votes won t count Robin Leach of a lifestyles of the Rich and famous says he knows people Are laughing at him but so what a live become Robin Leach the cartoon character a Leach said in the new York times. A but the cartoon character that a not who Robin Leach is. A and when i Wake up in the morning i Wink at myself because i like me. 1 know who i am.�?�. A a a a ,.a lifestyles a now in its eighth year is carried on 168 american stations and in 22 overseas markets. Stars walk for aids Lucie Arnaz husband Lawrence Luckinbill and their five children led 350 people on a three mile waft to raise Money for babies with aids. The amount of Money raised in the fourth annual caring for babies with aids was not immediately available Arnaz the daughter of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz stars As Tess Hammersmith a single professional woman Rais the National Academy of recording arts amp sciences has mailed out ballots listing the disgraced Milli Vanilli on the 1990 grammy awards ballot but their votes will not be counted. A a the first round ballots which will be used to select the actual nominees for the awards were printed and mailed to 6,000 voting members of the Academy before it was revealed that Rob pilatus and Fabrice Morvan did not sing on the album a girl you know its True a which won the grammy for Best new artists last year \ however their song a blame it on the rain is on the ballot for song of the year a category that honors the songwriter a in this Case Dianne Warren and still might be included in the voting the Academy a awards and nominations committee was expected to Issue a recommendation to the it organizations Board of trustees about whether to include the song on the final ballot. Academy officials said at their Bur not enough Bank calif., Headquarters that to letter will be sent to grammy voters to inform them of the eligibility problems. The award the duo won in the Best new artist category was revoked on nov. 19. Can t place that face among the familiar faces at Jeffrey Katzenberg so it private screening last weekend for a Green card were Gerard Depardieu and Andie Macdowell the films co stars and Warren Beatty Peter Shaffer Milos Forman Isabella Rosset Lini Spike Lee and Danny Dennis. So who is Danny Dennis on Telvi Sion he is the Salesman in those Honda commercials who never gets to sell cars. In his first movie role he is the Doorman of the apartment where Macdowell lives. But in real life Dennis is a Salesman and an owner of Lawson tuxedos and Blazer concepts retail stores near new Yorkus Wall Street. He was thrilled to be among those recognized at the screening he said. Katzenberg is chairman of Walt Disney studios and Touchstone pictures a Disney division produced a Green card. Dennis 53, auditioned for the movie part having tasted Fame in the 14 commercials he a done for Honda. The Doorman role came easily. A a he a like the Honda Salesman a Dennis said a just a Nice Guy who likes this Young Cou pie and wants to help  he could live nicely without it but he has no plans to quit retailing said Dennis who recently auditioned for a part in Beatty a movie about gangster bugs Siegel. A a a a a a nurses Honor Rovelio the visiting nurse service of new York gave its first women in health award to Antonia c. Rovelio the first woman and the first hispanic physician to be the nations surgeon general. Rovelio 45, is a paediatrician specializing in aids and kidney diseases. Speaking to 200 people at a luncheon in new York City Rovelio talked about the importance of nurses in health care. She focused on the need to educate the Public about paediatric aids preventive health care alcohol abuse among children and women a health particularly breast cancer. The visiting nurse service of new York is the largest non profit Home health care Agency in the country pro a Viding nurses to about 12,000 patients weekly dear readers _ in the mood for a trivia quiz what do Rudy Boschwitz . Senator from Minnesota Madeleine Kunin governor of Vermont Tom Lantos congressman from Northern California and Lowell Weicker newly elected governor of Connecticut have in common give up they will never be president of the United states a a Why not a Yon ask because Boschwitz was born in Berlin Kunin was born in Zurich Switzerland Lantos was Bora in Budapest Hungary and Weicker was born in Paris. And our Constitution specifically states that no person Bora on foreign soil shall be eligible to hold the office of the presidency class dismissed dear Abby 1 heard that you had a letter in your column Many years ago about a Young jewish Man who fell in love with a Gentile girl. One agreed to convert to Judaism and raise their children in the jewish Faith on the condition that he become a practising jew if you can find it run it again. Back to the Faith in Cleveland dear Abby dear Back to the Faith i had to go Back 10 years to find a and Here it is dear Abby i am jewish 33, raised in the jewish Faith and had the bar Mitzvah when i was 13. However i do not attend services except on the High holy Days once a year. Last year i fell in love with a wonderful Gentile girl. Connie is 19 and an atheist. I want to marry her and out of respect to my parents i want to be married in our synagogue by the rabbi who has been a family Friend for Many years. The problem is the rabbi can to marry us unless Connie converts to Judaism. She is willing and even agrees to raise our children in the jewish Faith providing i become a practising jew. She says if she takes the jewish Faith she will follow it but she a not going to be the Only jew in the family this Means attending services every Friday night and observing All the holidays a  x what do you think _ Quot a. / a David dear David Aira think she a terrific. Grab her. A. A a 1 a a. A a a dear Abby Why Are slow eaters in the .a. Given the Rush act in restaurants apparently the staff has been instructed to remove each dinner plate As soon As each dinner has finished eating uncomfortably the slow eater must finish eating at a table that has been cleared of All the dishes except his or her  a a / a a a a a a a a a Abby you could be a big help by suggesting that the servers follow the european custom of allowing All the plates to remain on the table until the last eater has finished. It would Diane restaurant dining much More gracious and comfortable a slow eater in Tucson dear slow eater i would not presume to Tell the waiters and waitresses of Tucson or any other City How and when to Clear their tables. If you Are eating at a fast food establishment with customers waiting to be seated i can understand the a Rush act a but in a restaurant where customers come to Dine leisurely if the wait person starts to remove the dishes before everyone has finished eating simply say with the utmost Courtesy a a would you please wait until everyone a c Universal press Syndicate