Spencer Tracy

Spencer Tracy (1900–1967) was an American film and stage actor known for naturalistic performances and two consecutive Academy Awards for Best Actor.

Captains Courageous: A 1937 adventure film in which a spoiled boy learns responsibility aboard a fishing schooner. Tracy won his first Academy Award for playing the Portuguese fisherman Manuel in this film.
Katharine Hepburn: An American actor whose career spanned stage and screen and who won four Academy Awards for Best Actress. Hepburn was Tracy's frequent co-star and romantic partner for nearly three decades.
Milwaukee: A major city in Wisconsin on the western shore of Lake Michigan. Tracy was born and raised in Milwaukee before pursuing acting.
Academy Award for Best Actor: An annual Academy Award recognizing a leading performance by an actor in a film. Tracy won it for Captains Courageous and Boys Town, becoming its first two-time consecutive winner.
Boys Town: A 1938 drama about a priest who establishes a home for boys in trouble. Tracy won his second consecutive Best Actor Oscar as Father Edward Flanagan.
George Cukor: An American film director known for character-centered performances and films including The Philadelphia Story. Cukor directed Tracy and Hepburn in several films, including Adam's Rib.
American Academy of Dramatic Arts: A New York City conservatory that trains actors for stage and screen careers. Tracy studied there after serving in the United States Navy during World War I.
Naturalism (acting): An acting style that seeks believable behavior through restrained, lifelike speech and movement. Tracy's relaxed delivery helped establish naturalism as a powerful screen ideal.
Adam's Rib: A 1949 romantic comedy about married lawyers opposing each other in court. Tracy's timing with Katharine Hepburn shaped one of their best-known screen comedies.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt: The 32nd president of the United States, serving from 1933 until his death in 1945. Tracy portrayed Roosevelt in the 1940 film Sunrise at Campobello, an early major screen role.

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