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Spencer Tracy
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Spencer Tracy: Biography
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
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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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