StatsBirth Name: Spencer Bonaventure Tracy Born: 5 April 1900 Died: 10 June 1967 Country of origin:  United States Height: 5' 10" Ethnicity: White / Caucasian Relationship Status: Married Partner: Louise Tracy
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Spencer Tracy was one America's most beloved actors. After studying acting in New York City, he appeared in several Broadway shows before joining the prestigious movie studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. He starred in 75 films from 1930 to 1967, winning back-to-back Academy Awards for Captains Courageous and Boys Town.
In the early 1930s, Spencer Tracy's truculent attitude and thunderingly aberrant behavior were his only defenses against studio power brokers who cast him as stereotypical
Spencer Tracy was one America's most beloved actors. After studying acting in New York City, he appeared in several Broadway shows before joining the prestigious movie studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. He starred in 75 films from 1930 to 1967, winning back-to-back Academy Awards for Captains Courageous and Boys Town.
In the early 1930s, Spencer Tracy's truculent attitude and thunderingly aberrant behavior were his only defenses against studio power brokers who cast him as stereotypical con men, buddies and gangsters. But by the end of the decade the actor's on-screen style--seamless naturalism and subtle inflections--had proved the ticket to stardom. A Tracy performance was always more than just action; there was always an undercurrent of mental activity beneath the surface.
Tracy was married to actress Louise Treadwell.
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 Who's the Best Classic Actor? (45 person items)"
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 my favorite actors (36 person items)"the best of the best. my favorite performance of his was as manuel in captains courageous, but he was great in everything."
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 Most Mentioned Actors (20 person items)"1900 - 1967
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Often wore a lopsided fedora hat in his films
Blocky shoulders
Plain, everyman looks
Raspy but strong voice
Relatable characters who must change their way of thinking
Judgement at Nuremberg (1961)
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967)
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 Those who have won more of 2 Oscars (39 person items)" 2 Oscars & 7 nominations
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1-Captains Courageous (1937)
2-Boys Town (1938)
Nominated
1-San Francisco (1936)
2-Father of the Bride (1950)
3-Bad Day at Black Rock (1955)
4-The Old Man and the Sea (1958)
5-Inherit the Wind (1960)
6-Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
7-Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967)
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 I won an Oscar... (147 person items)"Winner of 2 Oscars
for the movies "Boys Town" and
"Captains Courageous"
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"It is up to us to give ourselves recognition. If we wait for it to come from others, we feel resentful when it doesn't, and when it does, we may well reject it."
- Spencer Tracy"
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 50 Greatest American Screen Legends (50 person items)"1900 - 1967
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Often wore a lopsided fedora hat in his films
Blocky shoulders
Plain, everyman looks
Raspy but strong voice
Relatable characters who must change their way of thinking
Judgement at Nuremberg (1961)
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967)
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