Annette & Frankie, Deborah Walley, Dick Dale-Dr Pepper Celebrity Party (1963)
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The "Beach Party" gang is interviewed: Annette and Frankie, Deborah Walley, John Ashley, Donna Loren and Dick Dale. Dick Clark also talks with Wayne Newton.
In 1963, right after signing with Dr Pepper as their national spokesperson, 16-yr old Donna Loren, "The Dr Pepper Girl" co-hosted this ABC-TV Special with Dick Clark. This was the official launch of her new position with the soft-drink company. Her 5-year stint with the company posted Dr Pepper's largest sales gains in their history to that time. This show was a very unusual live televised Hollywood Party, filmed in 1963 at the home of Bob Marcucci, then manager of Fabian, Frankie Avalon, Johnny Rivers and Lou Christie, among others. Located in the heart of the Sunset Strip on Sunset Plaza Drive, the home was a shocking pink Spanish Villa (previously owned by Laurence Olivier, Anne Baxter and John Hodiak) overflowing on this night with celebs like Donna's mentor Annette Funicello, Frankie Avalon, Jan Berry with Jill Gibson, Dean Torrance, Connie Francis, Dick and DeeDee, Johnny Mathis, Bobby Vinton, Dick Dale, Deborah Walley, Wayne Newton, Bill Medley, Bobby Hatfield, Connie Stevens, Shelly Fabares, George Hamilton, Jack Jones, John Ashley, Bobby Vinton, Paul Peterson, Nick Adams and Trini Lopez to mention a few of those interviewed.
Donna Loren was the one-and-only "Dr Pepper Girl" from 1963 to 1968. She was signed to a long-term contract with the soft-drink company to sing all television and radio commercials, do all magazine and billboard advertising representing them in every capacity, sometimes sharing the spotlight with American Bandstand's Dick Clark. This relationship led to her touring in Dick Clark's Caravan of Stars with other popular acts like Diana Ross and The Supremes and singing solos in the popular Beach Party films starring Annette Funicello and Frankie Avalon. Later, she became the regular female vocalist on the popular 60's American live rock n roll TV show "Shindig" and she appeared in singing and acting roles in many iconic TV shows like Batman, The Monkees, Gomer Pyle, The Mothers-In-Law, Red Skelton, Milton Berle and various game shows. She released 22 singles and an album in the sixties. Ms Loren is currently in the studio again making music: / donnalorennow
Great stuff. Annette, Shelly Fabares, Jan & Dean, Donna Loren, and more. A time capsule
Isn't it amazing how Dick Clark could weave his way in and out of a crowd like that, remembering names, movies, projects, etc that the performers were involved with at the time? Imagine "Ryan Seacrest" trying to pull something like this off....Dick Clark was truly one of a kind.
How I loved that girl. Annette ballets for the Angels now.
I was one of those kids Annette was talking about. I saw her on the reruns of the Mickey Mouse Club and got confused when we went to the drive-in and saw her as an adult in Beach Party. Couldn't connect it.
This is amazing to see after all these years! @EdArt9~~ sho buz~~~~.
Funny how Annette sees Dick Clark on the microphone and suddenly she tries to make a getaway (1:05) and Dick Clark is telling her to just relax but she still looks nervous. I guess she didn't like to get caught off guard! Imagine how she'd feel nowadays where every thing you do or say anywhere and at any time could potentially end up on TH-cam.
Oh Donna