Brief Encounter

She is amazing. Sir Cliff signed recently

Thank you to those who keep signing!

Moor Larkin

How can anyone not be a fan of Petula Clark I wonder. Maybe she's spent too much time in France since the Sixties and the changing of the guard. I came across this today in a Radio Times of January 1956:

Petula Clark will be starring this week in The Song's the Thing in the Light Programme and also, of course, in her own show in television on Tuesday. Petula - she doesn't respond very favourably to being called Pet - is a remarkable young lady. At 23, she is already a veteran of show business, having first appeared on the stage at the age of 7 and sung at the Albert Hall at the age of 10. Since then she has appeared in 24 films, broadcast in innumerable radio and television shows, made a great many records, and is still nevertheless something of an ingenue. "I hate being called that," she said, "but I suppose it's true." Any doubts we may have had were dispelled when we asked her about the colour of her hair. "You could call it titian," she said, "but really it's just toffee-coloured."

Marky B

I like her,but for some reason my late mother couldn't stand her. Don't know why.
Ta Ta
Marky B

I am special. The heavens always open for me.

Joenoir

I assume Pet is up for this honour, after all Vanessa Redgrave, among others, has turned it down. Otherwise, it is indeed strange that PC has not yet joined the other Dames in the entertainment field:

JUDITH ANDERSON, JULIE ADREWS, PEGGY ASHCROFT, EILEEN ATKINS, SHIRLEY BASSEY, LILLIAN BRAITHWAITE, CLARA BUTT, GLADYS COOPER, CICELY COURTNEIDGE, JUDI DENCH, EDITH EVANS, MARGOT FONTEYN, GWEN FFRANGCON-DAVIES, GRACIE FIELDS, BERYL GREY, WENDY HILLER, THORA HIRD, CELIA JOHNSON, CLEO LAINE, VERA LYNN, ALICIA MARKOVA, NELLIE MELBA, HELEN MIRREN, ANNA NEAGLE, MERLE PARK, JOAN PLOWRIGHT, DIANA RIGG, FLORA ROBSON, MARGARET RUTHERFORD, MARGARET SCOTT, MAGGIE SMITH, JOAN SUTHERLAND, ELIZABETH TAYLOR, KIRI TE KANAWA, MARIE TEMPEST, ELLEN TERRY, SYBIL THORNDIKE, DOROTHY TUTIN, IRENE VANBRUGH, MAY WHITTY and of course our very own DAME STARRY!

Start every day with a smile and get it over with.

ShirlGirl

I'm afraid I can't stand her, either.

Moor Larkin

Never mind the sofa......... get behind me Satan!

Brief Encounter

Nice article there, ML

samkydd

She's lived in France for most of the last 45 years, surely she would qualify for a Notre Dame!

"...the chairman of Littlewoods stores made a Keynote speech!"

ShirlGirl

haha!

Davie

Got a reply from Govt. Petition website saying they recognise her outstanding achievements, and also note the 1000+ signatories to the petition.

I expect the Queen's B/day Honours list is already full, but she could be in the next NY Honours list.

Like sand through your fingers....time slips away.

Steve Crook

See my last message on the John Barry thread.
It's a form letter so don't hold your breath

Steve

philly

I can add to the list of Dames of the performing arts.
ACTRESSES
GENEVIEVE WARD,MADGE KENDAL,MAGGIE TEYTE,DORIS FITTON,PAT EVISON,BERYL BAINBRIDGE,NGAIO MARSH(former actress turned author)REBECCA WEST(former actress turned journalist)
OPERA SINGERS
EMMA ALBANI,EVA TURNER ,JANET BAKER ,GWYNETH JONES,JOAN HAMMOND,ISOBEL BAILLIE,MALVINA MAJOR,ELISABETH SCHWARZKOPF,MARGARET PRICE,JOSEPHINE BARSTOW,FELICITY LOTT,ANNE EVANS,EMMA KIRKBY,ANN MURRAY
BALLET
ADELINE GENEE,NINETTE DE VALOIS,,PEGGY VAN PRAAGH,ANTIONETTE SIBLEY,SALLY POWELL
MUSICIANS
MYRA HESS,THEA KING,GILLIAN WEIR,EVELYN GLENNIE,THE DUCHESS OF ATHOLL