Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967) | |
| Director(s) | Stanley Kramer |
| Producer(s) | George Glass (associate), Stanley Kramer |
| Top Genres | Drama, Romance |
| Top Topics | Marriage, Prejudice, Romance (Drama) |
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Guess Who's Coming to Dinner Overview:
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967) was a Drama - Romance Film directed by Stanley Kramer and produced by Stanley Kramer and George Glass.
SYNOPSIS
A liberal white couple (Hepburn and Tracy, in Tracy's last appearance) put their platitudes to the test. They always taught their daughter (Houghton, Hepburn's niece) that all people are created equal, regardless of race or religion...until she unexpectedly brings home a black doctor (Poitier) and announces that they're engaged. Mostly interesting for a look at '60s attitudes toward race and the performances of Tracy and Hepburn.
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Academy Awards 1967 --- Ceremony Number 40 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Actor | Spencer Tracy | Nominated |
| Best Supporting Actor | Cecil Kellaway | Nominated |
| Best Actress | Katharine Hepburn | Won |
| Best Supporting Actress | Beah Richards | Nominated |
| Best Art Direction | Art Direction: Robert Clatworthy; Set Decoration: Frank Tuttle | Nominated |
| Best Director | Stanley Kramer | Nominated |
| Best Film Editing | Robert C. Jones | Nominated |
| Best Music - Scoring | DeVol | Nominated |
| Best Picture | Stanley Kramer, Producer | Nominated |
| Best Writing | William Rose | Won |
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner BlogHub Articles:
GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER? (1967): Love, Controversy, and Progress
By Margaret Perry on Oct 28, 2012 From The Great Katharine HepburnGUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER? (1967): Love, Controversy, and Progress Turner Classic Movies will conclude their month of Spencer Tracy today, 29 October, with an evening of the four films he made with director Stanley Kramer. GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER (1967) was Spencer Tracy's final film an... Read full article
GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER? (1967): Love, Controversy, and Progress
By Margaret Perry on Oct 28, 2012 From The Great Katharine HepburnGUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER? (1967): Love, Controversy, and Progress Labels: 1960s, Beah Richards, Civil Rights, Isabel Sanford, Kathy Houghton, Sidney Poitier, Spencer Tracy, Stanley Kramer, TCM Turner Classic Movies will conclude their month of Spencer Tracy today, 29 October, wit... Read full article
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Quotes from Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
Tillie: I don't care to see a member of my own race getting above himself.
John: After all, a lot of people are going to think we are a shocking pair.
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Facts about Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
Spencer Tracy received a posthumous Best Actor Academy Award nomination for his film Guess Who's Coming to Dinner. His widow Louise attended the ceremony in the event that he would win. However, the award went instead to Rod Steiger for In the Heat of the Night.
The three-inch bronze sculpture of Spencer Tracy featured in the film was created by Katharine Hepburn herself and was one of the items that were included in her estate auction in 2004. The bust was the most sought-after item and fetched the most money - it sold for $316,000, whereas pre-auction estimates were in the neighborhood of $3,000-$5,000.
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