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More Info →[American Actor Randy Powell on the Pledge Phone Lines for Telethon 1981]

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This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on Monday 29th June 1981. "United States guest Randy Powell takes time off as a front man to help out on the phones. Powell, ex bad guy in Dallas, was cheered by a Palmerston North crowd at 8p.m. for his efforts."

American Actor Randy Powell was most famous for his role as Alan Beam in the television drama Dallas and later took a role in The Days of Our Lives.

Telethon 1981 was for the International Year of Disabled Persons. Telethon was a 24-hour live television spectacular designed to raise money for charitable causes. It originated in the United States, but New Zealand put a typically Kiwi spin on the event. Local performers, amateur and professional were joined by international stars, who entertained New Zealand to raise money for charity. Groups of people from schools, clubs, and pubs, contributed cash and cheques, often in an oversized format, to add to the pledged totals on the day of the event.

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Object type
Image
Archive
Manawatu Standard Negative Collection
Date
June 27, 1981
Digitisation ID
2021N_2017-20_Telethon81_051
Format
B&W negative

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