https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_interracial_kiss_on_televisionI Love Lucy (1951)
Some argue in favor of I Love Lucy (1951–1957) as premised on an interracial relationship.[1] The programme broadcast multiple instances of real-life husband and wife Desi Arnaz, a Hispanic male, and Lucille Ball, a woman of European ancestry, kissing.[2] However, despite Arnaz and Ball being frequently described as an "interracial couple", "Hispanic" is not always considered to be a race.[3] Arnaz is today considered by some to be a white male of Cuban ancestry.[4] The United States Census Bureau uses the ethnonyms Hispanic or Latino to refer to a person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish culture or origin regardless of race.[5]
The Ed Sullivan Show (1958)
In The Ed Sullivan Show S12, E10 aired 16 November 1958, William Shatner, a Canadian of European ancestry, kisses France Nuyen, originally from France, of Asian ancestry. This was during a scene from the then current Broadway production of The World of Suzie Wong.[6]
Sea Hunt (1959)
In the Sea Hunt episode "Proof of Guilt" aired 16 August 1959, Lloyd Bridges and Nobu McCarthy (née Atsumi) shared a kiss near the end of the episode.
Adventures in Paradise (1960)
An episode of Adventures in Paradise titled "The Big Surf", broadcast in 1960, featured two scripted kisses: one between actress Pilar Seurat and actor Robert Sampson, and another with Seurat and Gardner McKay.
I Spy (1966)
An episode of I Spy titled "The Tiger", broadcast on January 5, 1966,[citation needed] featured a scripted interracial kiss between Eurasian actress France Nuyen and Robert Culp.[7]
Star Trek: "What Are Little Girls Made Of" - Uhura and Chapel (1966)
Episode eight of Star Trek's first season included a friendly kiss between African character Nyota Uhura (played by African American Nichelle Nichols) and Christine Chapel (played by White actress Majel Barrett).
Star Trek: "Mirror, Mirror" – Kirk and Marlena (1967)
Episode four of season two, "Mirror, Mirror", which originally aired on October 6, 1967, featured a kiss between Eurasian actress Barbara Luna and William Shatner, a Canadian of European ancestry.[8]
Movin' with Nancy (1967)
A December 1967 TV special, Movin' with Nancy, featured a kiss between Nancy Sinatra and Sammy Davis, Jr.[9] Sinatra kissed Davis on the cheek.
Star Trek: "Plato's Stepchildren" – Kirk and Uhura (1968)
Main article: Kirk and Uhura's kiss
A 1968 episode of Star Trek, "Plato's Stepchildren",[10][11] which first aired on November 22, 1968, is often referred to as the first interracial kiss on television.[12]
As noted above, there had been earlier interracial kisses not only on television, but on Star Trek itself.
Furthermore, William Shatner claims that his lips did not touch those of Nichelle Nichols. However, she asserted that the kiss was real.[13]
UK television
Unlike the situation in the United States, interracial kisses in UK films and television shows have attracted little comment.
The 1954 British-New Zealand film The Seekers featured an interracial kiss between a European (played by Jack Hawkins) and a Maori (played by Javanese-German Laya Raki). This film was later screened on television in the US (under the title Land of Fury) and the UK, but the original screening dates are unknown.
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