"Hi......All
Let's see if anyone of you remember this one:
back in 1971/72, (we were either in primary 6 or form 1) we were taken to see a film called MELODY, featuring Mark Lester and Tracey Hyde with songs from the Bee Gees (First of May, Melody Fair).
see - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkEG5zOLw3A
[ try http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6r3CcgcXkig
if the above doesn't work - website jaga ]
Remember????
Haha
John"
Yeah, John .... I'm sure most of us have sweet memories of that tucked away somewhere in our subconscious. I
ndeed, I recall that Mark Lester / Jack Wild / Tracy Hyde movie launched quite a craze among the pubescent boys and girls of the 70's. But for the audience of this blog, I guess the focus is squarely on the cute Tracy Hyde. Mark and Jack who?For the benefit of those whose memories have gone foggy, "Melody" (or the alternative title "S.W.A.L.K." that it was also released as) was the 1971 movie about two youngsters who declare to their parents that they want to get married. Not sometime in the future but as soon as possible. The story is told from the children's point of view.
A bit of trivia - like us, Tracy Hyde was also born in 1959! (16 May 1959 to be exact - for those of you who want to send a card to this childhood idol of yours, now .. in the words of Sinos .. probably a nenek!)
Still, just to fuel those old hormones, here's a picture of Tracy back in 1971 ...
Caution: If you want to keep your childhood memories of Tracy Hyde intact, do NOT read any further !!! :-)
Tracy Hyde never made it much bigger as an actress after "Melody". A couple of other films and TV shows which didn't have too much impact. She had however quite a fan base in Japan, and according to Wikipedia, in 1994, a Japanese TV station sought out Tracy and sent one of their reporters to go to UK to find her. Mark Lester was contacted and when it was found that Tracy had moved to France, Mark and the reporter both went over there to look for her. She had moved there with her husband and her three sons. In 1999, Mark and Tracy were reunited again in another Japanese TV special. Tracy has since re-married and has returned home to London where she now manages the family business, a kennel boarding service.
(Normally I would quip that Tracy Hyde has gone to the dogs, but that would be unkind :-)
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S.W.A.L.K.-Sealed With A Loving Kiss
ReplyDeleteIndeed that was what S.W.A.L.K. meant. Thanks for reminding us. Sounds a little mushy now, but back then it was cool or groovy or hip or whatever the "in" expression was :-)
ReplyDeletewhatever happened to Mark Lester and Jack Wild?
ReplyDeleteMark Lester continued to act in various films till the late 70's. Eventually he took his A-levels and went on to became an osteopath.I think osteopathy is an alternative medicine approach that emphasizes the role of the musculoskeletal system in health and disease (any doctors wish to comment on my layman's description?). In 1993 Lester opened a clinic in Gloucester.
ReplyDeleteJack Wild unfortunately didn't fare too well. It was generally downhill after the successes of "Oliver" and "Melody". Excessive alcoholism derailed his career. Sadly he passed away from oral cancer in 2006. He was 53.
Maybe Dr. James Kuo can regarding : (any doctors wish to comment on my layman's description?).
ReplyDeleteHas anyone seen the news? MARK LESTER is back in the news, in connection with claiming to be the father of one of MJ's children !!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteThe DVD of this movie is still available.
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