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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.
Spencer Tracy. Actor: Judgment at Nuremberg. Spencer Tracy was the second son born on April 5, 1900, to truck salesman John Edward and Caroline Brown Tracy in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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- 'Adam's Rib' (1949) Spencer Tracy made nine films with his long-time companion Katharine Hepburn; however, George Cukor's 1949 romantic comedy Adam's Rib is the best by far.
- 'Judgement At Nuremberg' (1961) Tracy joined Stanley Kramer for the second time with the 1962 courtroom drama Judgment at Nuremberg. The film features a large ensemble and dramatizes the 1947 Judges' Trial, where four German judges who served the Nazi regime face charges of crimes against humanity.
- 'It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963) Stanley Kramer's 1963 comedy It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World features Spencer Tracy leading a large ensemble, including Eide Adams, Ethel Merman, and Mickey Rooney.
- 'Boys Town' (1938) Tracy won his second Oscar for portraying Father Edward Flanagan in the 1938 biopic Boys Town. The film chronicles Flanagan's work in the "Boys Town," a home and educational complex where juvenile delinquents are shepherded into becoming better via the Father's unique brand of tough love.
Spencer Tracy (1900–1967) was an American actor. His film career began in 1930 with Up the River (directed by John Ford and co-starring Humphrey Bogart); and ended in 1967, with Guess Who's Coming to Dinner alongside Sidney Poitier and his longtime screen partner, Katharine Hepburn.
YearTitleRoleStudio1930Taxi TalksTaxi Driver1930The Hard GuyGuy1930Saint Louis1931Daniel J. "Bugs" RaymondJun 6, 2024 · Spencer Tracy (born April 5, 1900, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.—died June 10, 1967, Beverly Hills, California) was a rough-hewn American film star who was one of Hollywood’s greatest male leads and the first actor to receive two consecutive Academy Awards for best actor.
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May 14, 2020 · A love relationship as complicated as it was devoted, the bond between screen greats Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy stretched across three decades and nine films including Woman of the Year...
Spencer Tracy is funny, tough, and charming as the homeless huckster Bill. Tracy works wonderfully with Loretta Young, as their off-screen romance spills over into their performances. This was easily Tracy's best performance up till then, as his Bill is utterly believable, whereas the dialogue in "The Power and the Glory" could, at times, seem ...
