Jayne Mansfield on visiting U.S. troops in Vietnam (1967) - from THE EDUCATION ARCHIVE

Archivist Alex Cherian presents a highly emotional 1967 film clip of actress Jayne Mansfield returning home from a goodwill tour of U.S. troops in South Vietnam. Clip is copyright Young Broadcasting of San Francisco, Inc. Special thanks to Pat Patton and KRON-TV for helping make this material publicly accessible. For more info, visit the San Francisco Bay Area Television Archive at: https://diva.sfsu.edu/collections/sfbatv

Background: Actress, singer, model, and accomplished musician Jayne Mansfield, 1933-1967, was one of the iconic American entertainers of the 1950s and 1960s, appearing in numerous films with co-stars such as Cary Grant - winning a Golden Globe and other awards along the way - television programs including "What's My Line?", "The Jack Benny Program," "The Bob Hope Show" and "The Ed Sullivan Show," and dominating many print publications of the time. See also: http://www.jaynemansfield.com/

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