Tracy, Lee, 1898-1968

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Information for Authority record

Name (Latin)
Tracy, Lee, 1898-1968
Other forms of name
Tracy, William Lee, 1898-1968
Date of birth
1898-04-14
Date of death
1968-10-18
Field of activity
Acting
Motion picture authorship
Occupation
Actors
Screenwriters
Associated Language
eng
Gender
male
MARC
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Other Identifiers

VIAF: 26040794
Wikidata: Q1812027
Library of congress: n 85151805
HAI10: 000280019
Sources of Information
  • IMDb, November 1, 2018:(Lee Tracy, actor, writer ; b. April 14, 1898 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA ; d. October 18, 1968 (age 70) in Santa Monica, California, USA)
  • Dinner at eight [MP] 1933:credits (cast, Lee Tracy)
  • International film necrology, 1981(Lee Tracy; b. 4/14/1898, Atlanta, Ga. d. 10/18/1968; actor)
  • Internet movie database, Mar. 22, 2011(Lee Tracy (1898-1968); b. William Lee Tracy Apr. 14, 1898 in Atlanta, Ga.; d. Oct. 18, 1968 (age 70) in Santa Monica, Calif.)
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Wikipedia description:

William Lee Tracy (April 14, 1898 – October 18, 1968) was an American stage, film, and television actor. He is known foremost for his portrayals between the late 1920s and 1940s of fast-talking, wisecracking news reporters, press agents, lawyers, and salesmen. From 1949 to 1954, he was also featured in the weekly radio and television versions of the series Martin Kane: Private Eye, as well as starring as the newspaper columnist Lee Cochran in the 1958–1959 British-American crime drama New York Confidential. In 1960 he was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for his performance in the original theatrical version of The Best Man. Later, in 1964, he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and a Golden Globe for his supporting role in the film version of The Best Man.

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