Spencer Tracy A Biography

James Curtis

eBook - 2011

A rich, vibrant portrait—the most intimate and telling yet of this complex man considered by many to be the actor’s actor.Spencer Tracy’s image on-screen was that of a self-reliant man whose sense of rectitude toward others was matched by his sense of humor toward himself. Whether he was Father Flanagan of Boys Town, Clarence Darrow of Inherit the Wind, or the crippled war veteran in Bad Day at Black Rock, Tracy was forever seen as a pillar of strength.His full name was Spencer Bonaventure Tracy. He was called “The Gray Fox” by Frank Sinatra; other actors called him the “The Pope.” “The best goddamned actor I’ve ever seen!”—George M. CohanIn his several comedy roles opposite Katharine Hepburn (Woman of the Year and Ada...m’s Rib among them) or in Father of the Bride with Elizabeth Taylor, Tracy was the sort of regular...

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Published
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Language
English
Main Author
James Curtis
Online Access
Overdrive Resource Page
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Adobe EPUB eBook, Kindle Book, OverDrive Read eBook
Adobe EPUB eBook
File Size25 GB
ISBN9780307595225
Release Date10/18/2011
Kindle Book
ASINB004J4WLMS
Release Date10/18/2011
OverDrive Read eBook
ISBN9780307595225
Release Date10/18/2011