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.
Stars: Petula Clark, Harry Belafonte
Crew: Bill Belew (Costume Design), Steven Hilliard Stern (Writer), Mason Williams (Writer), Steve Binder (Director), Allan Blye (Writer), Gordon Farr (Writer)
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Studio: NBC Productions, Rodan Productions, Steve Binder Productions
Runtime: 60 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Apr 02, 1968
IMDb: 10
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