GLASGOW NEWS
When Frankie Vaughan mediated between police and gang leaders

A new play about legendary Jewish entertainer Frankie Vaughan will be the main discussion topic at a Zoom event hosted by the Edinburgh Jewish Cultural Centre next week.

David Ian Neville will interview writer Kim Millar about Mr Moonlight, her take on the life and times of Vaughan, who recorded more than 80 singles in his lifetime.

He was known as ‘Mr Moonlight’ after his signature song Give Me the Moonlight, Give Me the Girl.

Two of Liverpool-raised Vaughan's singles topped the UK singles chart — The Garden of Eden (1957) and Tower of Strength (1961). He starred in several films, including a role opposite Marilyn Monroe in Let’s Make Love (1960).

In the late 1960s, at the height of his fame and popularity, the singer visited the notorious Glasgow housing estate, Easterhouse.

He mediated between police and gang leaders to bring about a knife amnesty that set into motion a process of change for the area.

Book tells of writer’s unique friendship with man behind city’s biggest Jewish catering company.

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