DIANA BENERO GALLERY
Diana was a Regular on American Bandstand very early 1960s





Diana as she looked in her Bandstand days.
Also check out the picture below with other very
popular AB Regulars (Bettie Romantini & George Kralle.

In above picture, AB Regulars Diana Benero and Ritchie Cartledge are dancing.


Diana Benero pictured with another popular AB Regular, Susan Beltrante.
Susan on the left and Diana on far right
Girl in middle was Diana's fan club president
~ picture courtesy Diana

TIDBITS FROM THE MAGAZINES

  • This is funny because it shows how badly the magazines got names of Regulars spelled. Here's a quote from "Pat's Party Line" by Pat Molittieri in the April 1961 TEEN MAGAZINE: First I'll put the names as they spelled them and there's lot of corrections needed. Then I will put it as it should have been spelled..."A boy who is getting quite popular is George Carrelli. He gave Diane Bonario(she's Carol Scaldeferri's cousin), a surprise birthday party which turned out to be a real blast. A lot of new regulars were there--such as Flossie Harvey (who happens to be Billy Cook's cousin). It seems to me that the cousins are taking over the show." Ok, it should have read: "A boy who is getting quite popular is George Kralle. He gave DIANA BENEROa surprise birthday party which turned out to be a real blast. A lot of new regulars were there--such as Flossie Harvey (who happens to be Billy Cook's cousin). It seems to me that the cousins are taking over the show."
  • In the TEEN WORLD Magazine for June 1961, there's this cute tidbit about Diana in an article where they talk about which Regulars are going steady and what they feel about going steady, and who's dating who, etc. Here's what was said about Diana in this issue: "Then there are some playing the field, still feverishly afflicted with Spring Fever. Who? Plenty, like Alan Durbin, Peggy Leonard, Bonnie Harden, DIANA BENERO, Sue Beltrante, Pat Molittieri, and Ronnie Verbit."

  • CLICKALE THUMBNAILS FOLLOWED BY MORE LARGE PICTURES


    MAGAZINE CREDITS FOR DIANA BENERO
  • TEEN SCREEN ~ December 1961 ~ Diana is mentioned within this issue (but they called her Diane Benero when her name is Diana).
  • TEEN SCREEN ~ July 1961 ~ Diana Benero is mentioned and pictured within. This TEEN SCREEN Magazine has Bobby Rydell on the cover and a featured article called "BANDSTAND BOOK--4 Swingin' Pages About the Regulars" and written by American Bandstand Regular Myrna Horowitz.

    Stay tuned for more magazine credits to be entered.

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    Picture premiers at site on 10/5/2010 courtesy Diana Benero from her trip to Philadelphia in August 2010.
    This picture was taken at a Jerry Blavat record hop and shows
    (left to right) Diana Benero, Frankie Spagnuola, Arlene Sullivan and Jerry Blavat.


    Diana as a young girl at Wildwood hotel that her parents owned


    Diana Benero and friend in front of Hotel her folks owned in Wildwood
    this was during the Bandstand years for Diana


    Diana (far right in pic) with other popular Bandstand Regulars who went to
    the iceskating show at Drexelbrook. Diana is wearing the
    same vest that her mother made as seen in both above pictures.


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