Matt Drayton

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Matt Drayton is a principled, liberal newspaper publisher and father in the 1967 film "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner," whose beliefs about racial equality are tested when his daughter becomes engaged to a Black man.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
film character
appearsIn Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
centralConflict daughter's interracial engagement
child Joanna Drayton
creator William Rose
daughterEngagedTo John Prentice
employerType newspaper
familyRole father
husband
fictionalUniverse Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
filmDirectorOfWorkHeAppearsIn Stanley Kramer
genreOfWorkHeAppearsIn drama film
romantic comedy-drama
homeLocation San Francisco
medium film
moralStanceInNarrative ultimately supports daughter's marriage
narrativeFunction represents white liberal conscience of the era
nationality American
notableCharacteristic principled
supports racial equality
occupation newspaper publisher
politicalView liberal
portrayedBy Spencer Tracy
scriptWriterOfWorkHeAppearsIn William Rose
spouse Christina Drayton
testsBeliefsAbout interracial marriage
race relations
yearOfFirstAppearance 1967

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Christina Drayton spouse Matt Drayton
Dr. John Prentice relativeTo Matt Drayton
Joanna Drayton hasFather Matt Drayton