Variety Club Luncheon 1969

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London.

At the Savoy Hotel we see various shots of the Variety Club Luncheon in progress. General view of the gathering. Singer Tom Jones is presented with Silver Heart award for Showbusiness Personality of the Year by Bernard Delfont. Actress Maggie Smith walks up to receive...

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Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
sound
Media URN:
57142
Sort Number:
69/022
Time in/Out:
01:57:26:00 / 01:58:58:00
Canister:
69/22
Film ID:
2093.37
Issue Date:
13/03/1969

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  • Para 2 - the play for which Jill Bennett was Actress of the Year was "Time Present".

    jamied 18th Apr 2012

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