Mr. Brown You’ve Got A Lovely “Daughter”
The interracial Star Trek kiss between Captain Kirk and Lieutenant Uhura is a famous moment in 60’s TV. Petula Clark reversed the genders in her own famous 60’s interracial TV moment, and thereby raised an even bigger ruckus. The director of the show, Steve Binder, tells what happened in this Archive of American Television interview. Thanks to my twinster Jean for spotting this.
And here is the scene itself, from Petula, April 9, 1968. Binder also directed the famous Elvis comeback special later in ‘68, and ten years later he directed yet another legendary hour of TV, the Star Wars Holiday Special!
On Friday, not far from here, in Boston, UK PM Gordon Brown will be giving the only speech of his visit to the United States. Mr. Brown, could you please request that Her Majesty The Queen grant British-born Pet the well-deserved title of Dame? Speaking of the PETition, there’s a new one worth noting. A request that the Beatles’ manager, Brian Epstein, be formally commemorated.
2 comments April 17th, 2008