" This Is My Song ", performed by Petula Clark for A Countess from Hong Kong ( 1967 ), reached # 1 on the UK Charts.

Following the success of You're a Big Boy Now, Coppola was offered the reins of the movie version of the Broadway musical Finian's Rainbow, starring Petula Clark, in her first American film, and veteran Fred Astaire.

Chapman also contributed sketches to the BBC radio series I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again and television programmes such as The Illustrated Weekly Hudd ( starring Roy Hudd ), Cilla Black, This is Petula Clark, and This Is Tom Jones.

A hotel receptionist told a guest that Moon bought the hotel from singer Petula Clark.

Produced by recording artist Richard Barone, the sold-out event included performances by Cy Coleman, Debbie Harry, Nancy Sinatra, Rita Moreno, Marian McPartland, Chris Connor, Petula Clark, and others.

** Petula Clark, British singer, actress, and songwriter ( Downtown )

Stars on the shows included America's The Supremes, Britain's Petula Clark and Australia's The Seekers.

* British — Ali Campbell: " Nothing Ever Changes ( Pierrot )", from Flying High ( 2009 ); David Bowie: Pierrot in Turquoise ( 1993 ; includes following songs from the film of the same title: " Threepenny Pierrot ", " Columbine ", " The Mirror ", " When I Live My Dream & 2 "); Michael Moorcock and the Deep Fix: " Birthplace of Harlequin ", " Columbine Confused ", " Pierrot's Song of Positive Thinking ", and " Pierrot in the Roof Garden ", from The Entropy Tango and Gloriana Demo Sessions ( 2008 ); Petula Clark: " Pierrot pendu " (" Hanged Pierrot "), from Hello Mister Brown ( 1966 ); Placebo: " Pierrot the Clown ", from Meds ( 2006 ); Rick Wakeman: " The Dancing Pierrot ", from The Art in Music Trilogy ( 1999 ); Soft Machine: " Thank You Pierrot Lunaire ", from Volume Two ( 1969 ).

In 1969, a relatively unsuccessful musical film version appeared, starring Peter O ' Toole and Petula Clark, with songs by Leslie Bricusse and an underscore by John Williams.

The subculture surfaced on Broadway as musical comedy in The Nervous Set ( 1959 ) by Neurotica editor Jay Landesman and Theodore J. Flicker with music by Tommy Wolf and lyrics by Fran Landesman ; this was the source of two jazz standards, " Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most " and " The Ballad of the Sad Young Men " ( recorded by Gil Evans, Anita O ' Day, Roberta Flack, Petula Clark, Rod McKuen, Shirley Bassey and others ).

His dance partner was Petula Clark, who portrayed his skeptical daughter.

In 1954, he made his screen début opposite Petula Clark in The Runaway Bus, which had been written for his specific comic talents, but he never became a major film presence.

With Petula Clark in The Runaway Bus

The romance theme was later given lyrics, and became the pop standard " Smile ", first recorded by Nat King Cole and later covered by artists as Sammy Davis Jr., Dean Martin, Tony Bennett, Trini Lopez, Eric Clapton, Barbra Streisand, Diana Ross, Michael Bublé, Petula Clark, Liberace, Judy Garland, Madeleine Peyroux, Plácido Domingo and Dionne Warwick, Michael Jackson and Robert Downey, Jr. ( included on the soundtrack for the film Chaplin ).

In a later episode, the cardinal again played Michael Palin, is shortly seen doing an impersonation of Petula Clark singing " Don't Sleep in the Subway ".

He appeared in London's West End production of Time and returned to Broadway in Blood Brothers alongside Petula Clark and his half-brother, Shaun Cassidy.

Petula Clark released a recording of it in 1953 to coincide with the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, and despite neither making the charts, both versions were popular on BBC radio's Children's Favourites programme.

By 1973 over 200 " covers " had been recorded of Norman's songs, including by Cliff Richard, Jack Jones, Petula Clark, Sammy Davis, Jr., Pat Boone, The Imperials, and The Oak Ridge Boys.

A French recording by Petula Clark charted in the Top Ten in both Canada and France.

During the 1960s he appeared on TV specials alongside such artists as Julie Andrews, Petula Clark, Lena Horne and Nana Mouskouri.

International stars have included Laura Pausini, Madonna, Janet Jackson, Amália Rodrigues, Björk, Abdel Halim Hafez, Dave Matthews Band, Lara Fabian, Willy DeVille, Amália Rodrigues, Lou Reed, Josephine Baker, Annie Cordy, Majida El Roumi, Linda de Suza, The Animals, Petula Clark, Bülent Ersoy, Can, Ewa Demarczyk, Celine Dion, Cher, Deep Purple, Diana Ross & The Supremes, Sammy Davis Jr., Diana Krall, Dir En Grey, The Doors, Elis Regina, Eric Burdon, War, Fairuz, Dave Gahan, Jeff Buckley, Robert Plant & The Strange Sensation, Jimi Hendrix, Judy Garland, Kraftwerk, Nana Mouskouri, Haris Alexiou, Olivera Vuco, Mika, Wings, Paul McCartney, Oliver Dragojevic, Paul Simon, Led Zeppelin, David Bowie, Sarit Hadad, Bob Dylan, Black Sabbath, PJ Harvey, Tori Amos, Lady Gaga, The Corrs, Lola Beltrán, Luciano Pavarotti, Mariza, Maysa, Liza Minnelli, Morrissey, The Shadows, My Bloody Valentine, Nelly Furtado, New Order, Nick Cave, Nina Simone, Patti Smith, Phil Collins, Pet Shop Boys, Roger Hodgson, Primal Scream, Stevie Nicks, KISS, Sabah, Scorpions, Simple Minds, Frank Sinatra, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Tereza Kesovija, The Beatles, The Cure, The Jackson 5, Barry Manilow, The Mars Volta, Stephen Stills, Yolandita Monge, Otis Redding, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Rolling Stones, Tin Machine, Mika, Björk, Umm Kulthum, Zohar Argov, Dionne Warwick, Violetta Villas, The Velvet Underground, Leon Redbone, Leonard Cohen, Manu Dibango, Katy Perry, Christina Aguilera, Sid Vicious, James Brown, Alla Pugacheva, Lili Ivanova, Queens of the Stone Age, Arctic Monkeys, Miles Kane and Arcade Fire, Zdravko Čolić & Tangerine Dream among many others.

Sherman had one other Top 40 hit, a 1965 take-off on the Petula Clark hit " Downtown " called " Crazy Downtown ," which spent one week at # 40.

* January 23 – " Downtown " hits # 1 in the US singles chart, making Petula Clark the first British female vocalist to reach the coveted position since the arrival of The Beatles.

She was to be followed by other major British and American recording stars including Wanda Jackson, Cliff Richard, Petula Clark, Brenda Lee, The Supremes, Peggy March, Pat Boone, Lesley Gore, The Beatles and even Johnny Cash, among many others.

In the 1967 Cash Box Poll, she was second to Petula Clark, and in 1968's poll second to Aretha Franklin.

In its first incarnation, perhaps Pye's best known artists were Lonnie Donegan ( 1956 – 69 ), Petula Clark ( 1957 – 71 ), The Searchers ( 1963 – 67 ), The Kinks ( 1964 – 71 ), Sandie Shaw ( 1964 – 1971 ) and Brotherhood of Man ( 1975 – 79 ).

While it was the only hit for The Shepherd Sisters ( as The Sheps ) in the United States ( reaching # 18 on the Billboard charts on November 11, 1957 ), in the United Kingdom it was one of a number of hits for Petula Clark ( reaching # 8 on the UK charts ) before she became famous internationally.

While it was the only major hit for Jodie Sands in the United States ( reaching # 15 on the Billboard Pop Singles chart in 1957 ), in the United Kingdom it was one of a number of hits for Petula Clark (# 1 in the Belgian chart, # 4 in the UK Singles Chart ) before she became known in the US.

* April 2 – British singer Petula Clark appears on a US television special on NBC with Harry Belafonte as a guest.

She also hosted the television series The Sound of Petula ( 1973 – 74 ), and through the 70s made numerous guest appearances on variety, comedy and game show television.

Petula Clark later starred in the US national tour from 1994 – 95.

* Sans famille ( France 1981 ) – 6-part TV series by TF1 starring Petula Clark

" Downtown " is a pop song composed by Tony Hatch which, as recorded by Petula Clark, became an international hit – No. 1 in the US and No. 2 in the UK – at the end of 1964.

Kathleen Harrison ( 23 February 1892 – 7 December 1995 ) was a prolific English character actress best remembered for her role as Mrs Huggett ( opposite Jack Warner and Petula Clark ) in a trio of British post-war comedies about a working class family's misadventures.

Alan A. Freeman ( 27 September 1920 – 15 March 1985 ) was an English record producer, remembered for being Petula Clark's producer from 1949 until 1963, when his role was taken over by Tony Hatch.

The track saw the band work with another producer besides usual collaborator Tony Doogan for the first time – Mike Hurst, former member of The Springfields and producer of Petula Clark and Cat Stevens.

* Bob Hope and Petula Clark-Fall 1971 ( Football Homecoming )

* Petula Clark covered the song in 1971 for her album " Petula ' 71 ".

In addition, for more than 12 years Lynn was the only female solo artist from the UK to have a No. 1 hit, a feat finally matched by " Downtown " by Petula Clark in January 1965.

The recording session was attended by dozens of journalists and various celebrities, including Timothy Leary, Rabbi Abraham Feinberg, Joseph Schwartz, Allan Rock, Rosemary Woodruff Leary, Petula Clark, Dick Gregory, Allen Ginsberg, Murray the K and Derek Taylor, many of whom are mentioned in the lyrics.

During the next two years, Peter and Gordon, The Animals, Manfred Mann, Petula Clark, Freddie and the Dreamers, Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders, Herman ’ s Hermits, the Rolling Stones, The Dave Clark Five, The Troggs, and Donovan would have one or more number one singles in America.

During the next two years, Peter and Gordon, The Animals, Manfred Mann, Petula Clark, Freddie and the Dreamers, Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders, Herman's Hermits, The Rolling Stones, The Troggs, and Donovan would have one or more number one singles in the US.

* Esquire Records ( Australia ) distributed Petula Clark's first singles in Australia.