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Spencer Tracy Biography

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  • Birth Name: Spencer Bonaventure Tracy
  • Birth Place: Milwaukee, WI
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 04/05/1900, Aries
  • Date of Death: 06/10/1967
  • Profession: Actor
Spencer Tracy Fast Facts:
  • Due to his rebellious attitude and his father's nomadic work, Tracy attended 15 grade schools and six high schools.
  • At the urging of his father, he considered going into the priesthood.
  • Dropped out of high school to enlist in the Navy with longtime friend and fellow actor Pat O'Brien.
  • While studying medicine at Wisconsin's Ripon College, he decided to become an actor after starring in several school plays.
  • First major big-screen role came in John Ford's 1930 crime comedy Up the River.
  • First actor to win back-to-back Oscars.
  • After reportedly causing problems on the set, Tracy was fired from Robert Wise's 1956 film Tribute to a Bad Man; it was Tracy's final project with MGM after two decades at the studio.
  • Appeared in nine films with companion Katharine Hepburn. They first co-starred in the 1942 romantic comedy Woman of the Year; they last appeared together in 1967's Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, which was completed 17 days before Tracy's death.
    Spencer Tracy Relationships:
  • Caroline Brown Tracy - Mother
  • John Edward Tracy - Father
  • John Tracy - Son
  • Katharine Hepburn - Significant Other
  • Loretta Young - Ex-significant Other
  • Louise Treadwell Tracy - Wife
  • Susie Tracy - Daughter

  • Spencer Tracy Awards:
  • 1954 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama - Winner
  • 1959 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama - Nominee
  • 1961 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama - Nominee
  • 1968 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama - Nominee
  • 1936 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role - Nominee
  • 1937 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role - Winner
  • 1938 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role - Winner
  • 1950 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role - Nominee
  • 1955 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role - Nominee
  • 1958 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role - Nominee
  • 1960 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role - Nominee
  • 1961 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role - Nominee
  • 1967 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role - Nominee

  • College:
  • Attended Ripon College, Ripon, WI; The American Academy of Dramatic Arts, New York, NY (1923)
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Spencer Tracy: A Bio-Bibliography (Bio-Bibliographies in the Performing Arts)
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The Hepburn & Tracy Signature Collection (Woman of the Year / Pat and Mike / Adam's Rib / The Spencer Tracy Legacy)
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