History Creator / SpencerTracy

* ''Film/BoomTown'' (1940)

!!Partial filmography

!!Spencer Tracy in fiction

!!Tropes associated with Spencer Tracy.

Spencer Tracy was often cited by his contemporaries as the one of the best actors in films. Tracy portrays characters with on-screen style, seamless naturalism and subtle inflections, he simply is the man he is playing. In an era when movie stars found their niches and repeated their popular roles with only minor changes, Tracy ranged from sportswriter, convict or patriarch to war hero, fisherman, judge or priest. He could be hilarious in comedy, frightening in anger or tender in love scenes. His seemingly effortless approach earned him the respect of his peers, helping him to become one of the most distinguished and venerated actors of his generation.

Alas, Tracy was also a notorious drunk, to the point where the studio kept an ambulance on standby to whisk him out of sight when he was on a bender. That heavy drinking also had a likely effect on his appearance, [[YoungerThanTheyLook making him look older than he actually was]]. In addition, for all of his relationship with Hepburn, Tracy was openly verbally abusive with her, with continual insults and criticism of her and her work.

Alas, Tracy was also a notorious drunk, to the point where the studio kept an ambulance on standby to whisk him out of sight when he was on a bender. That heavy drinking also had a likely effect on his appearance, [[YoungerThanTheyLook making him look older than he actually was]]. In addition, for all his relationship with Hepburn, Tracy was openly verbally abusive with her, with continual insults and criticism of her and her work.

Tracy, a notable [[TheCasanova casanova]], famously maintained a 26-year extramarital [[RomanceOnTheSet relationship]] with Creator/KatharineHepburn, his twin soul on and off the screen; they appeared together in nine movies. Though Tracy was estranged from his wife even before meeting Hepburn and never returned to live in the family home, he nonetheless wished to conceal his relationship with Hepburn from her (and as a devout Catholic, he would never divorce her), while the [[Creator/MetroGoldwynMayer MGM]] moguls were careful to protect their big contract stars from controversy, so the true nature of the Tracy-Hepburn relationship was hidden from the public despite being an OpenSecret in Hollywood. The couple did not live together until the final years of Tracy's life.

Spencer Bonaventure Tracy (April 5, 1900 – June 10, 1967) was an American actor from UsefulNotes/{{Milwaukee}}, Wisconsin. Respected for his natural style and versatility, Tracy was one of the major stars of UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfHollywood. In a screen career that spanned 37 years and 75 films, he was nominated for nine UsefulNotes/{{Academy Award}}s for Best Actor and won two, sharing the record for nominations in this category with Creator/LaurenceOlivier. In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked him as one of its top ten Hollywood legends.

* ''Film/WomanOfTheYear'' (1942) - The first of his nine films with Katherine Hepburn

Tracy, a notable [[TheCasanova casanova]], famously maintained a 26-year extramarital [[RomanceOnTheSet relationship]] with Creator/KatharineHepburn, his twin soul on and off the screen; they appeared together in nine movies. Though Tracy was estranged from his wife even before meeting Hepburn and never returned to live in the family home, he nonetheless wished to conceal his relationship with Hepburn from her (and as a devout Catholic, he would never divorce her), and the [[Creator/MetroGoldwynMayer MGM]] moguls were careful to protect their big contract stars from controversy, so the Tracy-Hepburn relationship was hidden from the public despite being an OpenSecret in Hollywood. The couple did not live together until the final years of Tracy's life.

Tracy, a notable [[TheCasanova casanova]], famously maintained a 26-year extramarital [[RomanceOnTheSet relationship]] with Creator/KatharineHepburn, his twin soul on and off the screen; they appeared together in nine movies. Tracy never returned to live in the family home and the [[Creator/MetroGoldwynMayer MGM]] moguls were careful to protect their big contract stars from controversy. Tracy wished to conceal his relationship with Hepburn from his wife (and as a devout Catholic, he would never divorce her), so it was hidden from the public. The couple did not live together until the final years of Tracy's life, but the nature of the Tracy-Hepburn partnership was an OpenSecret.

Tracy, a notable [[TheCasanova casanova]], famously maintained a [[RomanceOnTheSet relationship]] with Creator/KatharineHepburn for 26 years, his twin soul inside and outside the film sets, acting together in 9 movies. Tracy never returned to live in the family home and the Creator/MetroGoldwynMayer moguls were careful to protect their contract big stars from controversy. Tracy wished to conceal his relationship with Hepburn from his wife (and as a devout Catholic, he would never divorce her), so it was hidden from the public. The couple did not live together until the final years of Tracy's life, but the nature of the Tracy-Hepburn partnership was an OpenSecret.

Spencer Bonaventure Tracy (April 5, 1900 – June 10, 1967) was an American actor from UsefulNotes/{{Milwaukee}}, Wisconsin. Respected for his natural style and versatility, Tracy was one of the major stars of UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfHollywood. In a screen career that spanned 37 years and 75 films, he was nominated for nine UsefulNotes/{{Academy Award}}s for Best Actor and won two, sharing the record for nominations in this category with Creator/LaurenceOlivier. In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked Tracy as one of the top ten Hollywood legends.

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[[caption-width-right:300:Spencer Tracy in 1948.]]

Spencer Bonaventure Tracy (April 5, 1900 – June 10, 1967) was an American actor. Respected for his natural style and versatility, Tracy was one of the major stars during UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfHollywood. In a screen career that spanned 37 years and featured 75 movies, he was nominated for nine UsefulNotes/{{Academy Award}}s for Best Actor and won two, sharing the record for nominations in this category with Creator/LaurenceOlivier. In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked Tracy as one of the top ten Hollywood legends.