"Spencer Tracy: A Biography" (Knopf), by James Curtis: There's a great story about a great actor between the covers of "Spencer Tracy: A Biography," yet it's tougher to get to than it ought to be. An ...

According to James Curtis, author of the new 1,056-page "Spencer Tracy: A Biography," it could have been actress Loretta Young who became the love of Tracy's life, not Katharine Hepburn, his partner ...

When Spencer Tracy died in 1967, he was beloved by the movie-going public for his portrayals of decent men of conviction and integrity (Inherit the Wind, Judgment at Nuremburg, Boys Town) as well as ...

To most modern movie stars, putting out 75 films in only 37 years would be quite a remarkable task. For Spencer Tracy, whose acting career lasted from 1930 to 1967, it wasn’t. In remembrance of this ...

When most people think of back-to-back trophies, they often think of sports dynasties where teams win multiple championships in a row. However, the achievement of winning consecutive Academy Awards ...

Hollywood craziness claims the least "Hollywood%E2%80%9D of stars in this massive, eye-opening biography. Onscreen, in Boys Town to Judgment at Nuremberg, Tracy (1900 ...