Film Producer Mark Damon to Speak at Holy Names University Commencement on May 21.

(From AScribe)

OAKLAND, Calif. -- Accomplished film producer and former actor Mark Damon will deliver the main address Saturday, May 21, at Holy Names University's 167th Commencement in Oakland. In the audience with other graduates will be Damon's daughter, Alexis.

Rosemarie Nassif, SSND, PhD, president of the university, said, "We will be sending forth more than 200 graduates on Saturday, May 21, with the HNU brand. It is our proudest moment of the year when they deliver the message of value of this institution. This year we are delighted to have Mark Damon, distinguished actor and successful film producer, as our main speaker. We are especially pleased that he will address our graduates because his daughter, Alexis, a psychology major, is among those graduating."

The commencement event will begin at 11 am Saturday, May 21, on the library plaza on the campus of HNU, at 3500 Mountain Blvd. in the Oakland Hills. Family and friends of the more than 200 graduates are welcome to attend.

Damon, 72, has been a prolific actor and producer over five decades in the film industry, making his mark both in Hollywood and in Europe. He was an actor in the 1950s and early '60s after graduating from UCLA with a double-major in literature and business administration. He was the romantic lead in The House of Usher (1960), a popular film that also starred Vincent Price, and he co-starred with Connie Stevens in Young and Dangerous.

He later moved to Italy and appeared in more than 50 feature films over the next 10 years before moving into production and international sales. Damon is considered one of the fathers of the independent film ...