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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549

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                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

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     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934



       Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): November 12, 1996



                          dick clark productions, inc.
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)



          Delaware                      33-79356                 23-2038115
(State or Other Jurisdiction    (Commission File Number)      (I.R.S. Employer
     of Incorporation)                                       Identification No.)


      3003 West Olive Avenue
        Burbank, California                                      91505-4590
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                         (Zip Code)

                                 (818) 841-3003
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


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           This Current  Report on Form 8-K is filed by dick clark  productions,
inc., a Delaware  corporation  (the  "Company"),  in connection with the matters
described herein.

ITEM 5.    OTHER EVENTS

           On November  19,  1996,  the Company  announced  that it expanded its
Board of  Directors  to seven  members  with the addition of Robert A. Chuck and
Jeffrey B.  Logsdon,  who were  elected at the  Company's  annual  shareholders'
meeting on November  12,  1996.  The Company  also  announced  at that time that
Richard W. Clark,  Karen W. Clark,  Francis C. La Maina, Lewis Klein and Enrique
R. Senior were re-elected as directors at the shareholders' meeting.

ITEM 7.    FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS.

(c)        Exhibits.
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99         Press Release dated November 19, 1996.






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                                   SIGNATURES

           Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934,
the  registrant  has duly  caused  this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date:   December 3, 1996
                                                  dick clark productions, inc.


                                                  By: /s/ Martin Eric Weisberg
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                                                       Martin Eric Weisberg
                                                       Secretary





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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit No.

99                        Press Release dated November 19, 1996.







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