- Spencer Tracy
- nounUnited States film actor who appeared in many films with Katharine Hepburn (1900-1967)• Syn: ↑Tracy• Instance Hypernyms: ↑actor, ↑histrion, ↑player, ↑thespian, ↑role player
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(1900–67) a US actor, known for playing calm, reliable characters. He won ↑Oscars for his parts in Captains Courageous (1937) and Boys Town (1938). He had a long relationship with Katharine Hepburn, and they made nine films together, including Adam’s Rib (1949), Pat and Mike (1952) and his last, Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner (1967). His other films include Father of the Bride (1950), Bad Day at Black Rock (1955), The Old Man and the Sea (1958) and Inherit the Wind (1960).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.