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Spencer Tracy 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 for Captains Courageous (1937) and Boys Town (1938). An actor of rugged strength and sensitivity, he appeared in Cass Timberlane (1947), Father of the Bride (1950), The Last Hurrah (1958), and as the only character in The Old Man and the Sea (1958). Tracy and Katharine Hepburn , together in nine films, including Woman of the Year (1942) and Desk Set (1957), provided the screen with a delightful, intelligent team.

Bibliography: See D. Deschner, The Complete Films of Spencer Tracy (1987); G. Kanin, Tracy and Hepburn (1971).

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Tracy, Spencer (1900–67) US film actor, renowned for his intelligent, sincere character portrayals. Making his debut in 1930, Tracy soon became a leading Hollywood actor, appearing in nearly 80 films, of which nine, including Adam's Rib (1949), Pat and Mike (1957), and his last film, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967), were with his on- and off-screen partner, Katharine Hepburn. He won Academy Awards for Captains Courageous (1937) and Boys Town (1938).

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