Spencer Tracy

Spencer Tracy

Spencer Tracy made 74 films and won two Academy Awards, having been nominated nine times over the course of his long film career. He played gangsters early in his career in films with little acclaim, but after moving to MGM, he quickly made two films that earned him back to back Oscars: Captains Courageous and Boys Town.

He started his on and off screen relationship with Katharine Hepburn in 1942 when they costarred in Woman of the Year. Tracy had a reputation for being difficult on set, and was a heavy drinker. He suffered from emphysema and died from a heart attack two weeks after completing filming on Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, for which he was nominated posthumously for an Oscar.

Fast Facts

Born: April 5, 1900
Birth Place: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Attended Ripon College
Attended American Academy of Dramatic Arts
Nominated for 9 Academy Awards, won 2
Married to Louise Treadwell from 1923-1967
2 children
Had 26 year romance with actress Katharine Hepburn
Spencer and Louise Tracy both died in 1967
Died 2 weeks after filming completed on Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
Died: June 10, 1967

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Article: Hepburn and Tracy 'Best Lovers' (2004)
CNN: Morgan Freeman Awarded the Spencer Tracy Award (February 22, 2006)
Video: Inherit The Wind - Spencer Tracy Speech (Time: 2:35)

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Spencer Tracy Videos

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YouTube: Eye of the Tiger - Adam's Rib (Time: 4:18)
YouTube: Honesty - Captains Courageous (Time: 8:34)

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Spencer Tracy Biographies and Profiles

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Spencer Tracy Timeline

Note: The majority of the links in this timeline are to IMDb, which has pop-ups.
April 5, 1900: Born
1930: The Strong Arm
1936: San Francisco
1937: Captains Courageous
1938: Boys Town
1950: Father of the Bride
1955: Bad Day at Black Rock
1958: The Old Man and the Sea
1960: Inherit the Wind
1961: Judgment at Nuremberg
1967: Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
June 10, 1967: Died

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