WHAT IF HEPBURN HAD NEVER MET TRACY?

Imagine this: a minutely detailed tribute to Katharine Hepburn in which the author describes many of her triumphs and even a failure or two. Not only are her performances noted, but also the particular chemistry she enjoyed with a variety of male stars, including John Barrymore, Nick Nolte, Jason Robards, Humphrey Bogart and Burt Lancaster. Now imagine that nowhere is there a mention of Spencer Tracy or any of the nine films in which he and Hepburn displayed what was surely the most remarkable chemistry of all (the first pairing, "Woman of the Year," is shown above).

You don't really have to imagine all of this. You can actually read Elvis Mitchell's article in The New York Times' Arts & Leisure section (Sunday, July 6). The Times prints all the news fit to print, but not necessarily all the names. So, for the record, here are the names of the nine unforgettable Hepburn-Tracy movies.

WOMAN OF THE YEAR (1942)

KEEPER OF THE FLAME (1943)

WITHOUT LOVE (1945)

SEA OF GRASS (1947)

STATE OF THE UNION (1948)

ADAM'S RIB (1949)

PAT AND MIKE (1952)

DESK SET (1957)

GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER (1967)