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Spencer Tracy

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Also known as Spencer Bonaventure Tracy

American actor (1900–1967)

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Spencer Tracy was an American actor and stage actor who worked in film. He was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on April 5, 1900, and died in Los Angeles on June 10, 1967, from a myocardial infarction. His manner of death was natural causes. He is buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. Tracy served in the United States Navy. He was educated at Ripon College and the American Academy of Dramatic Arts.

Tracy was married to Louise Tracy and was the unmarried partner of Katharine Hepburn. He was a Roman Catholic and spoke English. His work period began in 1921. He received the Academy Award for Best Actor, the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor, and the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role. He was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor. He has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

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Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

Spencer Bonaventure Tracy (April 5, 1900 – June 10, 1967) was an American actor, noted for his natural style and versatility. One of the major stars of Hollywood's Golden Age, Tracy won two Academy Awards for Best Actor from nine nominations, sharing the record for nominations in that category with Laurence Olivier. Tracy first discovered his talent for acting while attending Ripon College, and…

Known for

  • Gene Kelly - An American in Hollywood — Self (archive footage)2025
  • Heart of a Servant: The Father Flanagan Story — Fr. Edward Flanagan (archive footage)2024
  • DEVO — Henry Drummond (archive footage) (uncredited)2024
  • Rat Pack — Self (archive footage)2022
  • Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood — Self (archive footage)2018
  • Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored — Self (archive footage)2013
  • 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year — Self (archive footage)2009
  • Hidden Hollywood II: More Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Vaults — (archive footage)1999
  • Bogart: The Untold Story — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)1997
  • Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults — Self (Archival Footage)1997

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Spencer
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Milwaukee
Place of death
Los Angeles
Spouse
Louise Tracy
Occupation
film actor
Educated at
Ripon College
Political party
Democratic Party (United States)
Languages spoken
English language
Native language
English language
Religion
Roman Catholic
Award
David di Donatello for Best Foreign Actor
Genre
Western
Military branch
United States Navy
Image
Inherit the wind trailer (3) Spencer Tracy.jpg
Height
175
Work location
United States
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Spencer Tracy
place of burial
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
date of birth
1900-04-05
date of death
1967-06-10
unmarried partner
Katharine Hepburn
cause of death
myocardial infarction
nominated for
Academy Award for Best Actor
manner of death
natural causes
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Spencer Tracy
name in native language
Spencer Tracy
start of work period
1921-00-00
end of work period
1967-00-00
partner in business or sport
Katharine Hepburn
birth name
Spencer Bonaventure Tracy
writing language
English language
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Spencer Bonaventure Tracy (April 5, 1900 – June 10, 1967) was an American actor. He was known for his natural performing style and versatility. One of the major stars of Hollywood's Golden Age, Tracy was the first actor to win two consecutive Academy Awards for Best Actor, from nine nominations. During his career, he appeared in 75 films and developed a reputation among his peers as one of the screen's greatest actors. In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked Tracy as the ninth greatest male star of Classic Hollywood Cinema.

Tracy first discovered his talent for acting while attending Ripon College, and he later received a scholarship for the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. He spent seven years in the theater, working in a succession of stock companies and intermittently on Broadway. His breakthrough came in 1930, when his lead performance in The Last Mile caught the attention of Hollywood. After a successful film debut in John Ford's Up the River (in which he starred with Humphrey Bogart), he was signed to a contract with Fox Film Corporation. Tracy's five years with Fox featured one acting tour de force after another that were usually ignored at the box office, and he remained largely unknown to movie audiences after 25 films, nearly all of them starring him as the leading man. None of them were hits, although his performance in The Power and the Glory (1933) was highly praised at the time.

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