Tracy, Spencer

Tracy, Spencer,1900–1967, American film actor, b. Milwaukee, Wis. He began his career as an actor in summer stock and went into film work in 1930. His fine character portrayals won him Academy Awards forCaptains Courageous(1937) andBoys Town(1938). An actor of rugged strength and sensitivity, he appeared inCass Timberlane(1947),新娘的父亲(1950),The Last Hurrah(1958), and as the only character inThe Old Man and the Sea(1958). Tracy and KatharineHepburn, together in nine films, includingWoman of the Year(1942) andDesk Set(1957), provided the screen with a delightful, intelligent team.

See biography by J. Curtis (2011); D. Deschner,The Complete Films of Spencer Tracy(1987); G. Kanin,Tracy and Hepburn(1971).

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