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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
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Spencer Tracy Fast Facts:
  • A rebellious child who was also uprooted as a result of his father's work, he was kicked out of 15 different grade schools and attended six different high schools.
  • At the urging of his father, considered going into the priesthood for a while.
  • 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, decided to become a professional actor after starring in several plays.
  • First major big-screen role came in 1930 with John Ford's crime comedy Up the River, costarring Humphrey Bogart.
  • First actor to win back-to-back Oscars.
  • Appeared in nine films with companion and frequent costar Katharine Hepburn. They first costarred 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 just 17 days before Tracy's death.
  • After reportedly causing problems on the set, he was fired from Robert Wise's 1956 film Tribute to a Bad Man; it was his final movie with MGM after two decades at the studio.
  • Spencer Tracy Relationships:
  • Louise Treadwell Tracy - Wife (separated)
  • Katharine Hepburn - Significant Other
  • Susie Tracy - Daughter
  • Caroline Brown Tracy - Mother
  • Loretta Young - Ex-significant Other
  • John Edward Tracy - Father
  • John Tracy - Son
  • Spencer Tracy Awards:
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 1953 BAFTA Awards: Best Foreign Actor - Nominee
  • 1956 BAFTA Awards: Best Foreign Actor - Nominee
  • 1958 BAFTA Awards: Best Foreign Actor - Nominee
  • 1960 BAFTA Awards: Best Foreign Actor - Nominee
  • 1968 BAFTA Awards: Best Actor - Winner
  • College:
  • Attended Ripon College, Ripon, WI; The American Academy of Dramatic Arts, New York, NY (1923)
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