Spencer Bonaventure Tracy (1900 - 1967)

Born 5 Apr 1900 in Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Louise Ten Broeck Treadwell — married 12 Sep 1923 in Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio

Died 10 Jun 1967 at age 67 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, United States

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Biography

Spencer Tracy is Notable.

Spencer Bonaventure Tracy was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on April 5, 1900 to his parents, John Edward and Caroline (Brown) Tracy. He was the second son born to his parents. Spencer grew up in Milwaukee and when he reached the age of 18 he enlisted in the US Navy (around 1918). While he was serving during World War I, he had not fully completed his training by the time the war had ended. He received his discharge in February 1919, and returned to High School to complete his schooling and receive his diploma. He then went on to Ripon College in Ripon, Wisconsin to pursue a degree in medicine.

Tracy had always been interested in motion pictures and practiced reenacting scenes from the movies with his friends and neighbors throughout his childhood. At Ripon College, he began acting in plays and also joined the debate team. During one of his debates, he auditioned for the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and received a scholarship to the school. In April 1922, he left Ripon and began taking classes at AADA, graduating in March 1923. During this time he appeared in several plays, including one that went to Broadway.

He continued his blossoming career in theater with more plays both on and off Broadway. By 1930, he was well known for his performances and offered a role in the movies with Fox. He had made a few Vitaphone recordings but was apparently happy with his role in the theater. However, he had a son who was deaf and recovering from polio and needed the money for his care, so he signed a contract and began his acting career.

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Name

Name: Spencer /Tracy/^[1]

Birth

Birth:

Date: 05 APR 1900

Place: Wisconsin^[2][3][4]

Death

Death:

Date: 10 JUN 1967

Place: Los Angeles, California^[5]

Occupation

Occupation: Actor, Theatre

Date: 1930^[6]

Residence

Residence:

Date: 1930

Place: East 98th St., Manhattan, New York, New York^[7]

Marriage

Husband: Spencer Tracy

Wife: Louise Ten Broeck Treadwell

Child: @I08354@

Child: @I08355@

Marriage:

Date: 12 SEP 1923

Place: Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio^[8][9]

Sources

• Source: S00027 Title: "1930 Census" Repository: #R00002 NOTE"1930 Census", Source Medium: Census.
• Repository: R00002 Name: www.ancestry.com Address: E-Mail Address: Phone Number:
• Source: S01154 Title: internet NOTE internet, Source Medium: Book.
• Source: S01177 Title: Social Security Death Index NOTESocial Security Death Index, Source Medium: Book.
• Source: S01187 Title: www.familysearch.org NOTEwww.familysearch.org, Source Medium: Book.
• Wikipedia:Spencer_Tracy
• http://www.traceyclann.com/files/Spencer%20Tracy.htm
• Spencer Tracy on Find A Grave: Memorial #1040 Retrieved Sälgö-1 19:14, 7 October 2016 (EDT).
• This WikiTree profile is referenced from Wikidata: Item Q71275, en:Wikipedia

1. ↑ Source: #S01187
2. ↑ Source: #S01187
3. ↑ Source: #S00027 Page: New York, Manhattan, New York, Roll 1566
4. ↑ Source: #S01177
5. ↑ Source: #S01177
6. ↑ Source: #S00027 Page: New York, Manhattan, New York, Roll 1566
7. ↑ Source: #S00027 Page: New York, Manhattan, New York, Roll 1566
8. ↑ Source: #S01154 Page: http://www.jtc.org/about/mrstracy.php
9. ↑ Source: #S00027 Page: New York, Manhattan, New York, Roll 1566

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Joel Bridgham for creating WikiTree profile Tracy-800 through the import of Thomas Bridgham Descendants_2013-09-02_01.ged on Sep 2, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Joel and others.