Spencer Bonaventure Tracy (1900-1967) was an outstanding and versatile actor whose career spanned over 30 years and brought him nine Academy Award nominations and two Oscars. Spencer Bonaventure Tracy was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on April 5, 1900....

Spencer Tracy, frequently defined by his peers as "an actor's actor," was the prime exemplar of understated acting in both comedy and drama. The unrufflable simplicity was deceptive, for beneath the surface of that craggy face and...

Spencer Tracy (April 5, 1900 – June 10, 1967) was a two-time Academy Award-winning American film and stage actor who appeared in 74 films from 1930 to 1967. Tracy is generally regarded as one of the finest actors in motion picture history. In 1999,...

Today's actors, however skilled or even Oscar-honored, usually let the audience know they are acting. They did not have James Stewart's good luck in 1935 during his first film, "Murder Man." The star, Spencer Tracy, advised him to forget about the camera. The rest...

Did Spencer Tracy play the Fulton? Does Julia Roberts have big eyes? Yes, Spencer Tracy played the Fulton. It was his first job out of acting school in the summer of 1923. Within a few years, Tracy became a leading man...

It's a boys' club again — at least in name.Seven years after changing its name to Girls and Boys Town, the iconic home for wayward children has dropped "Girls" from its name. The switch stems not from any change in mission, but from the fact...

Lee Marvin (1924–1987) brought a distinctive brand of amused and often bemused virility to over 60 action films from 1951 to 1986, the best of which are being shown by the Film Society of Lincoln Center from May 11 to May 24. Marvin won his...