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On March 20, 1967, director Stanley Kramer brought the cast and crew of "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner" to San Francisco to take establishing shots of the city. Spencer Tracy, who plays the liberal ...

Poitier’s parents, Beah Richards and Roy E. Glenn Sr., also are faced with the question when they fly up for dinner (hence, the title). Peripheral characters, all of whom add a dimension to the ...