Petula

Petula

1968
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"An infamous television special with Petula Clark, which is remembered for what happened off screen."

Overview

In 1968 Harry Belafonte and Petula Clark sang together her song On the Path Of Glory for this special on NBC. Not such a remarkable event in itself, but Petula touched Harry's forearm during the duet and made TV history. It was the first time a white woman had touched a black man on US television. The sponsor insisted the touch be cut from the programme, the programme makers refused. In the decade’s “year of revolt”, Clark found herself at the centre of a media controversy involving race, censorship and endemic bigotry in a newly desegregated yet depressingly divided US.

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Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
NBC Productions Rodan Productions Steve Binder Productions
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Quick Facts

Release Date April 2, 1968
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0311645

Cast

Petula Clark
Petula Clark

Self

Harry Belafonte
Harry Belafonte

Self

Key Crew

Steve Binder
Director
Allan Blye
Writer
Mason Williams
Writer
Steven Hilliard Stern
Writer
Gordon Farr
Writer