A Variety Club Raffle

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A Variety Club Raffle

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Details

Location

Belfast, Great Victoria Street

Year

1964

Date

Production 21/12/1964

Length

40sec

Audio

mute

Format

16mm

black and white

Source

Funded by the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland under the Archiving Scheme 2

Courtesy

Broadcasting Authority of Ireland, Department for Communities, ITV, UTV Archive

Rights Holder

ITV

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Description

The Variety Club of Ireland has held a raffle in aid of Thalidomide children. James Young buys the first ticket. One lucky young family win the top prize of a new car.

Notes

In the late 1950s and early 1960s, more than 10,000 children in 46 countries were born with deformities, such as phocomelia, as a consequence of Thalidomide use. The drug had been prescribed for morning sickness but caused traumatic birth defects. 

James Alexander Young (23 May 1918 – 5 July 1974), better known as Jimmy Young or simply Our Jimmy, was a Northern Irish actor and comedian born in Ballymoney and brought up in Belfast. He performed on stage and television. His comedy records sold over a quarter of a million copies. 

Credits

An Ulster Television Production.

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