Honoring Margaret on Her 111th Birthday

"A rose by
any other
name..."

This is an

important

date on the

Shady Dell

calendar.

Our dear friend

Margaret Schneider

...who for years inspired us as

"The Oldest Living Dell Rat"

...was born April 18, 1912,

111 years ago today.

Margaret's father built the

Shady Dell and the family

became its first occupants

when Margaret (right)

was one year old.

To celebrate Margaret's

birthday this year,

I posted a few

vintage film clips

I think she'd enjoy.

PETULA CLARK

English pop singing star Petula Clark is 90 years old now - hard to believe.

In the 1960s, the songstress had a string of hits that started with "Downtown."

Many fans don't know that Petula's career started way back in 1942 when she

developed a following and made a name for herself as a child entertainer on

 BBC Radio. Petula also started appearing in films during the WWII years.

Today, as we celebrate Margaret Schneider's birthday, I think she and

you might enjoy watching a few of Petula's early film performances. 

Please adjust for low audio as you watch this first clip from

a documentary showing Petula as a girl in 1945.

ADJUST FOR LOW AUDIO: 

Petula Clark (1945) 

In her mid teens in 1948, Petula appeared with

Anthony Newley in the British comedy film Vice Versa. 

Petula Clark & Anthony Newley

in scene from Vice Versa (1948) 

Now here's Pet singing "Walking Backwards" in

another 1948 film entitled Here Come The Huggetts. 

"Walking Backwards" - Petula Clark in

scene from Here Come The Huggetts (1948) 

In February, 1949, Pet was barely 16 when she again teamed-up

with Anthony Newley in the movie Vote For Huggett. Here's a

scene with Pet singing "In The Shade Of The Old Apple Tree" 

"In The Shade Of The Old Apple Tree" - Petula Clark

in scene from Vote For Huggett (1949)

Later that year, Petula appeared in another Huggetts film,

The Huggetts Abroad, and sang "Doodle-oodle-day," 

"Doodle-oodle-day" - Petula Clark in

scene from The Huggetts Abroad (1949) 

In the 1950 British film Don't Ever Leave Me, Petula,

still a teenager, sang "It's Not For the Want of Trying" 

"It's Not For the Want of Trying" - Petula Clark

scene from Don't Ever Leave Me (1950) 

Happy 111th birthday, dear Margaret.

We love you and miss you!