Spencer Tracy Kramer's "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner" (1967), Tracy's ninth and final film with Hepburn. "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner" explored the topic of interracial marriage, with Tracy playing a liberal-minded newspaper publisher whose values are challenged when his daughter wishes to marry a black man, played by Sidney Poitier. Tracy was happy to be working again, but he told the press the movie would be his last. To commence filming, Tracy had to be insured for the high premium of $71,000; Hepburn and Kramer both put their salaries in escrow until Tracy completed his scenes. In poor health, Tracy could
William Tracy was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Musical Score. The series continued for a total of eight films, the last one — "Mr. Walkie Talkie" — being set during the Korean War. In the 1950s, Tracy primarily did television work, where his most notable role was "Hotshot Charlie" in the 1953 series "Terry and the Pirates". He previously played the lead role of Terry Lee in the 1940 serial with the same title. Tracy died in Hollywood, California, at the age of 49. William Tracy William Tracy (December 1, 1917 – July 18, 1967) was an American character actor.