Vic Damone

Vic Damone born Vito Rocco Farinola in New York June 12 1928 is an American singer and entertainer His father was an electrician and his mother taught piano His cousin was the actress and singer Doretta Morrow Inspired by his favorite singer Frank Sinatra Damone began taking voice lessons By mid 1947 Damone had signed a contract with Mercury Records His first release I Have But One Heart reached 7 on the Billboard chart You Do reached the same peak These were followed by a number of other hits In 1948 he got his own weekly radio show Saturday Night Serenade In 1951 Damone appeared in two movies The Strip and Rich Young and Pretty From 1951 to 1953 he served in the United States Army but before going into the service he recorded a number of songs which were released during that time After leaving the service he married the Italian actress Pier Angeli Anna Maria Pierangeli and in 1954 made two more movies Deep in My Heart and Athena He also made some guest appearances on Milton Berles television show in 1954 He has been married five times besides to Pier Angeli also to actress and singer Diahann Carroll