Spencer Tracy - ©Theda Bara

The name I bring to you in this post is that of the American actor Spencer Tracy, who won two consecutive awards - Oscar for Best Leading Actor in 1938 and 1939, in the films: “Captains Courageous” (1937), in the role of a sailor fisherman “Manuel Fidello” and “Boys Town” (1938), in the role of “Father Flanagan”.

Spencer Tracy also won the Golden Globe: Best Actor in a Dramatic Film 1954, for the film: “The Actress” (1953) playing the character: “Clinton Jones”.

The actor has his star on the Los Angeles Walk of Fame, at 6814 Hollywood Boulevard, in the Cinema category.

Spencer Tracy, born Spencer Bonaventure Tracy on April 5, 1900, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, died June 10, 1967, Beverly Hills, California, United States, aged 67.

Spencer Tracy has only been married once. His only wife was Louise Ten Broeck Tracy (1896-1983) from 1923 to 1967, founder of the “John Tracy Clinic”, a private non-profit educational center for the deaf that began in 1942. The couple had two American sons: John Ten Broeck Tracy, deaf son of the Hollywood actor (1924-2007); and TV producer Louise Treadwell Tracy (1932-2002). Even though he was married to Louise Treadwell, Spencer Tracy had a 30-year relationship with award-winning actress Katharine Houghton Hepburn (1907-2003), winner of 4 Oscars for Best Actress in: 1934, 1968, 1969 and 1981.