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Spencer Tracy

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 was nominated for nine Academy Awards for Best Actor and won two, sharing the record for nominations in that category with Laurence Olivier.
Tracy first discovered his talent for acting while attending Ripon College, and later received a scholarship for the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. He spent seven years in the theatre, working in a succession of stock companies and intermittently on Broadway. Tracy's breakthrough came in 1930, when his lead performance in ''The Last Mile'' caught the attention of Hollywood. After a successful film debut in ''Up the River'', Tracy was signed to a contract with Fox Film Corporation. His five years with Fox were unremarkable, and he remained largely unknown to audiences after 25 films.
In 1935, Tracy joined Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, at the time Hollywood's most prestigious studio. His career flourished with a series of hit films, and in 1937 and 1938 he won consecutive Oscars for ''Captains Courageous'' and ''Boys Town''. By the 1940s, Tracy was one of the studio's top stars. In 1942, he appeared with Katharine Hepburn in ''Woman of the Year'', beginning a popular partnership that produced nine movies over 25 years. Tracy left MGM in 1955 and continued to work regularly as a freelance star, despite an increasing weariness as he aged. His personal life was troubled, with a lifelong struggle against alcoholism and guilt over his son's deafness. Tracy became estranged from his wife in the 1930s, but never divorced, conducting a long-term relationship with Katharine Hepburn in private. Towards the end of his life, Tracy worked almost exclusively for director Stanley Kramer. It was for Kramer that he made his last film, ''Guess Who's Coming to Dinner'' in 1967, completed just 17 days before Tracy's death.
During his career, Tracy 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 9th greatest male star of Classic Hollywood Cinema.
==Early life==

Tracy was born on April 5, 1900, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He was the second son of Caroline Brown (1874-1942) and John Edward Tracy (1873-1928), a truck salesman. His mother was a Presbyterian from a wealthy Midwestern family, and his father was of Irish Catholic background.〔Curtis (2011) p. 27.〕 His one brother, Carroll, was four years older.〔Curtis (2011), p. 29.〕
Spencer was a difficult and hyperactive child 〔Curtis (2011) p. 31.〕 with poor school attendance.〔Curtis (2011) p. 36.〕 Raised as a Catholic, at nine years old he was placed in the care of Dominican nuns in the hope of transforming his behavior.〔Curtis (2011) p. 37.〕 Later in life he remarked, "I never would have gone back to school if there had been any other way of learning to read the subtitles in the movies."〔 He became fascinated with motion pictures, watching the same ones repeatedly and then re-enacting scenes to his friends and neighbors.〔Curtis (2011) p. 40.〕 Tracy attended several Jesuit academies in his teenage years, which he claimed took the "badness" out of him and helped him improve his grades.〔Curtis (2011) p. 42.〕 At Marquette Academy he met future actor Pat O'Brien, and the pair began attending plays together, awakening Tracy's interest in the theatre.〔Curtis (2011) p. 43.〕
With little care for his studies and "itching for a chance to go and see some excitement",〔 Tracy enlisted in the United States Navy when he turned 18. He was sent to the Naval Training Station in North Chicago, where he was still a student when World War I came to an end.〔Curtis (2011) p. 45.(The quote about joining the Navy comes from a 1937 interview with Tracy.)〕 He achieved the rank of seaman second class, but never went to sea, and was discharged in February 1919.〔Curtis (2011) p. 46.〕 John Tracy's desire to see one of his sons gain a college degree drove Tracy back to high school to finish his diploma.〔 Studies at two more institutions, plus the additional allowance of "war credits", won Tracy a place at Ripon College. He entered Ripon in February 1921, declaring his intention to major in medicine.〔Curtis (2011) p. 49; Deschner (1972) p. 34.〕
Tracy was a popular student at Ripon, where he served as president of his hall and was involved in a number of college activities.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.ripon.edu/library/Archives/exhibits/decades/SpencerTracy.htm )〕 He made his stage debut in June 1921, playing the male lead in ''The Truth''.〔Curtis (2011) p. 53.〕 Tracy was very well received in this role 〔Curtis (2011) p. 54.〕 and he quickly developed a passion for the stage.〔Cutis (2011) p. 55. "Tracy was obsessive about acting to the degree that he talked about little else."〕 He formed an acting company with friends, which they called "The Campus Players" and took on tour.〔Curtis (2011) p. 59.〕 As a member of the college debate team, Tracy excelled in arguing and public speaking.〔 It was during a tour with his debate team that Tracy auditioned for the American Academy of Dramatic Arts (AADA) in New York City. He was offered a scholarship to attend the school after performing a scene from one of his earlier roles.〔Curtis (2011) p. 66; Kanin (1971) p. 10.〕
Tracy left Ripon, and began classes at AADA in April 1922.〔Curtis (2011) p. 67.〕 He was deemed fit to progress to the senior class, allowing him to join the academy stock company.〔Curtis (2011) p. 70.〕 Tracy made his New York debut in October 1922, in a play called ''The Wedding Guests'',〔Curtis (2011) p. 71.〕 and then his Broadway debut three months later playing a wordless robot in ''R.U.R.''〔Curtis (2011) p. 72.〕 He graduated from AADA in March 1923.〔Curtis (2011) p. 73.〕

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