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Re: Interracial Couples
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Melissa Agar <[log in to unmask]>
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Date:
Mon, 31 Oct 1994 14:35:34 -0600
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On Mon, 31 Oct 1994, Donald Larsson wrote:
 
> Krin Gabbard cites GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER, which is obviously an
> example of an interracial couple, but the whole point of the movie revolved
> around the race of Poitier and Anne-Margaret and how their engagement
> challenged the liberal sensibilities of  Tracy and Hepburn.  It's actually
> the epitome of the modern liberal interracial romance film, which strives
> to show enlightenment.
 
Ann-Margaret was not the daughter in Guess Who's Coming to Dinner.  I
can't remember her name, Katherine something, but wasn't she Katherine
Hepburn's niece?
 
 
Melissa
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