Born: on 12/31/69 in Milwaukee, WisconsinDied: 10-JUN-67.Job Titles: Actor, Bellhop, Door-to-door salesman, JanitorFamily
Daughter: Louise Tracy. born on July 1, 1932
Father: John Edward Tracy.
Mother: Carrie Tracy.
Son: John Tracy. born deaf
Significant Others
Wife: Louise Treadwell. married in 1923; met while in stock; founded John Tracy Clinic, medical center for the deaf; survived him
Companion: Hedy Lamarr. reportedly began a relationship during filming of "I Take This Woman" in 1938
Companion: Katharine Hepburn. together from 1942 until his death
Companion: Loretta Young. met while filming "A Man's Castle" in 1933; to end Hollywood gossip, Young made a public statement that since both she and Tracy were Catholics and could never properly marry, they had agreed not to see one another socially again
Education
Ripon College, Ripon, Wisconsin, 1921
American Academy of Dramatic Arts, New York, New York, 1922-23
Marquette Academy, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Milestones
1922 Broadway debut, first as a walk-on, then a speaking part in Theatre Guild production of Karel Capek's "R.U.R."
1922 Moved to NYC
1930 During Broadway run of "The Last Mile", made several talking short subjects for Vitaphone and four unsuccessful screen tests for major studios
1930 Feature film acting debut in "Up the River"
1930 Signed by Fox Pictures for a five-year contract
1935 Joined MGM until contract terminated in 1956
1937 First actor to win two Academy Awards as "Best Actor" in succession
1942 First screen pairing with Katharine Hepburn in "Woman of the Year"
1945 Returned to Broadway stage in Robert Sherwood's "The Rugged Path"
1967 Last film, "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner" (Tracy died two weeks after production; awarded posthumous Oscar nomination)
Before college, enlisted in Navy with boyhood friend, Pat O'Brien at age 17