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This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Dick Clark American Bandstand 1961.JPG — ABC Television, Public domain.","cite":"\"Dick Clark\". DigiNepal. Last updated 2 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/dick-clark. Retrieved 6 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-02T03:28:39Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-06","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/dick-clark","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/dick-clark","ne":"https://diginpl.com/people/dick-clark?lang=ne"}}