Filmed at Bob Marcucci's Spanish-style villa off of Sunset Plaza near the Sunset Strip. Robert Phillip "Bob" Marcucci (February 28, 1930 - March 9, 2011) was a personal manager at Chancellor Records and Robert P. Marcucci Productions. He discovered and managed the careers of Fabian and Frankie Avalon, amongst others. The 1980 movie, The Idolmaker, is loosely based on his life in the record industry.
The full title of this TV special is Dick Clark's Dr. Pepper Celebrity Party. It was broadcast on the ABC Network from Bob Marcucci's mansion in Hollywood, California.
Taped in Bob Marcucci's Hollywood mansion, Frankie Avalon used to live here and appears as a guest.
Dated November 30, 1963, this would be 8 days after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
Frankie Avalon. Annette Funicello. John Ashley and Donna Loren were filming Muscle Beach Party (1964) at the time.