-->
-
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
-
Categories
- View History
- Discuss on the Message Board
- Embed this Page
-
Share this page
-
-
The Mahalo Top 7
-
Turner Classic Movies: Spencer Tracy Biography
tcmdb.com -
Wikipedia: Spencer Tracy
en.wikipedia.org -
Rotten Tomatoes: Spencer Tracy Celebrity Profile
rottentomatoes.com -
IMDb: Spencer Tracy
imdb.com -
Article: Hepburn and Tracy 'Best Lovers' (2004)
news.bbc.co.uk -
CNN: Morgan Freeman Awarded the Spencer Tracy Award
cnn.com (February 22, 2006) -
Video: Inherit The Wind - Spencer Tracy Speech (Time: 2:35)
youtube.com
-
Turner Classic Movies: Spencer Tracy Biography
-
-
Spencer Tracy on Twitter Powered by Twitter
-
@42bkdodgr @watergatesummer Spencer & Tracy are my fav onscreen couple of all time
@txvoodoo | November 12, 2009 07:06 AM -
@watergatesummer Kathrine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy. They were lovers for many years,; he was married and never divorced his wife
@42bkdodgr | November 12, 2009 06:54 AM -
State of the Union - Spencer Tracy ✇ Academy Award-winning screen icons Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn shine in a cl… http://j.mp/2XVTX
@DramaVOD | November 12, 2009 02:59 AM -
We watched "The Old Man and the Sea" tonight starring Spencer Tracy. Great movie for some fishing boys. And a little culture thrown in...
@andyandrews | November 12, 2009 02:50 AM -
State of the Union - Spencer Tracy ✇ Academy Award-winning screen icons Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn shine in a cl… http://j.mp/2XVTX
@ClassicsVOD | November 11, 2009 11:27 PM
-
-
Spencer Tracy on Amazon | View All
-
Father of the Bride (Keepcase) - $14.98
"I would like to say a few words about weddings," a weary man says from the middle of a muddle of rice and scattered bottles. What follows is a warm, witty look at what it means to be Father of the Bride. Spencer Tracy is the father and Eli...
Amazon -
The Hepburn & Tracy Signature Collection (Woman of the Year / Pat and Mike / Adam's Rib / The Spencer Tracy Legacy) - $39.98
Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy: The Signature Collection. The films included are Woman of the Year, Pat and Mike, Adam's Rib and The Spencer Tracy Legacy. Woman of the Year (1942) was the first collaboration between Hepburn and Tr...
Amazon -
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo - $19.98
First B-25's in training for bombing mission over Japan, under General Jimmy Doolittle's command.
Amazon -
-
Keeper of the Flame [VHS] - $14.98
War correspondent stumbles on a little known fact that an honored American war patriot had in fact worked for the Fascists; wife urges writer to expose the facts for history.
Amazon
-
-
Questions and Answers About Spencer Tracy | View All | Ask a Question
View All Spencer Tracy Questions (34) | Ask a QuestionIRS have allowed child support organization to take my 2008 taxes. They belong to me Kenyatte Spencer. (1 Answer)If I understand correctly, you have had your tax refund routed to your brother's bank account. Your brother owes back child support therefore the child support agency intercepted the funds ... read moreWhere is Tracy McGrady? (1 Answer)Here is an interesting info written by Tracy Mcgrady to his official site on april 14, 2009. ---quote--- I’m a little overdue on giving you guys an update, so here ... read moreWhatever happened to Tracy Chapman? (1 Answer)Though not as popular as she once was, Tracy Chapman is still around and making music. She has her own Web site, there is a Wikipedia entry all about her, ... read moreTracy Hottenstein, how did she die? (2 Answers)Still awaiting autopsy results as of 4:20pm PST, although it has come out that she was in Sea Isle City, N.J., for the annual Polar Bear Plunge weekend, a charity ... read more
Ask a Question about Spencer Tracy 140 characters
-
Spencer Tracy Gossip and Blogs
- Google Blog Search: Spencer Tracy Blog
http://blogsearch.google.com/blogsearch_feeds?hl=en&ctz=240&c2coff=1&as_epq=&as_oq=&as_eq=&as_drrb=q&as_qdr=a&as_mind=1&as_minm=1&as_miny=2000&as_maxd=23&as_maxm=8&as_maxy=2007 - &lr=&safe=active&q=Spencer+tracy&ie=utf-8&num=10&output=rss</rss>
- NotStarring.com: Spencer Tracy - Rejected Movie Roles
- G.D. Hamann Blog Post: Spencer Tracy In the 30's
- Google Blog Search: Spencer Tracy Blog
-
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
-
Spencer Tracy DVDs and Merchandise
- Amazon.com: Spencer Tracy VHS/DVDs and Books
- CD Universe: Spencer Tracy DVDs
- AllPosters.com: Spencer Tracy Posters
- Yahoo! Shopping: Spencer Tracy Merchandise
- eBay: Spencer Tracy DVDs, Books and Memorabilia
- This page was created by LynnL, a Part Time Guide in the Mahalo Greenhouse (see the original), mentored by HeatherA, and curated by Danielle.
- If you'd like to help us create the best spam free search results on the Internet, apply to be a Part Time Guide!</em>
