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The Resource Spencer Tracy : a biography, by James Curtis

Spencer Tracy : a biography, by James Curtis

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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, the sort of regular American guy one could depend on. Now biographer James Curtis gives us the life of this revered actor. Curtis writes of Tracy's distinguished career, his deep Catholicism, his devoted relationship to his wife, his drinking that got him into so much trouble, and his twenty-six-year-long bond with his partner on-screen and off, Katharine Hepburn. Drawing on Tracy's personal papers and writing with the full cooperation of Tracy's daughter, Curtis tells the rich story of the brilliant but haunted man at the heart of the legend.--From publisher description
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Edition
1st ed.
Extent
xix, 1001 p.
Contents
  • General business
  • A born actor
  • A sissy sort of thing
  • The best goddamned actor
  • Dread
  • The last mile
  • Quick millions
  • The power and the glory
  • The amount of marriage we've experienced
  • And does love last?
  • That double jackpot
  • The best year
  • Model Romeo
  • Enough to shine even through me
  • A buoyant effect on the audience
  • Someone's idea of reality
  • Woman of the year
  • I've found the woman I want
  • Not the guy they see up there on the screen
  • The big drunk
  • The rugged path
  • State of the union
  • Adam's rib
  • Father of the bride
  • Rough patch
  • At loose ends
  • A granite-like wedge of a man
  • The mountain
  • The last hurrah
  • Our greatest actor
  • The value of a single human being
  • Something a little less serious
  • A lion in a cage
  • A humble man
  • The biographies of Katharine Hepburn
  • Appendix I. Stage chronology
  • Appendix II. Film chronology
Isbn
9780307262899
Instance
Label
Spencer Tracy : a biography
Title
Spencer Tracy
Title remainder
a biography
Statement of responsibility
by James Curtis
Creator
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
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, the sort of regular American guy one could depend on. Now biographer James Curtis gives us the life of this revered actor. Curtis writes of Tracy's distinguished career, his deep Catholicism, his devoted relationship to his wife, his drinking that got him into so much trouble, and his twenty-six-year-long bond with his partner on-screen and off, Katharine Hepburn. Drawing on Tracy's personal papers and writing with the full cooperation of Tracy's daughter, Curtis tells the rich story of the brilliant but haunted man at the heart of the legend.--From publisher description
Biography type
individual biography
Cataloging source
DLC
http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
1953-
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Curtis, James
Dewey number
  • 791.43/028092
  • B
Index
index present
LC call number
PN2287.T7
LC item number
C78 2011
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Tracy, Spencer
  • Actors
Label
Spencer Tracy : a biography, by James Curtis
Instantiates
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references ([965]-969) and index
Contents
General business -- A born actor -- A sissy sort of thing -- The best goddamned actor -- Dread -- The last mile -- Quick millions -- The power and the glory -- The amount of marriage we've experienced -- And does love last? -- That double jackpot -- The best year -- Model Romeo -- Enough to shine even through me -- A buoyant effect on the audience -- Someone's idea of reality -- Woman of the year -- I've found the woman I want -- Not the guy they see up there on the screen -- The big drunk -- The rugged path -- State of the union -- Adam's rib -- Father of the bride -- Rough patch -- At loose ends -- A granite-like wedge of a man -- The mountain -- The last hurrah -- Our greatest actor -- The value of a single human being -- Something a little less serious -- A lion in a cage -- A humble man -- The biographies of Katharine Hepburn -- Appendix I. Stage chronology -- Appendix II. Film chronology
Dimensions
25 cm.
Edition
1st ed.
Extent
xix, 1001 p.
Isbn
9780307262899
Lccn
2011014719
Other physical details
ill.
System control number
  • (OCoLC)ocn697261609
  • (OCoLC)697261609
Label
Spencer Tracy : a biography, by James Curtis
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references ([965]-969) and index
Contents
General business -- A born actor -- A sissy sort of thing -- The best goddamned actor -- Dread -- The last mile -- Quick millions -- The power and the glory -- The amount of marriage we've experienced -- And does love last? -- That double jackpot -- The best year -- Model Romeo -- Enough to shine even through me -- A buoyant effect on the audience -- Someone's idea of reality -- Woman of the year -- I've found the woman I want -- Not the guy they see up there on the screen -- The big drunk -- The rugged path -- State of the union -- Adam's rib -- Father of the bride -- Rough patch -- At loose ends -- A granite-like wedge of a man -- The mountain -- The last hurrah -- Our greatest actor -- The value of a single human being -- Something a little less serious -- A lion in a cage -- A humble man -- The biographies of Katharine Hepburn -- Appendix I. Stage chronology -- Appendix II. Film chronology
Dimensions
25 cm.
Edition
1st ed.
Extent
xix, 1001 p.
Isbn
9780307262899
Lccn
2011014719
Other physical details
ill.
System control number
  • (OCoLC)ocn697261609
  • (OCoLC)697261609

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