Spencer Tracy

. He has announced that he intends to retire on his 90th birthday. Tracy was one of Hollywood's earliest "realistic" actors; his performances have stood the test of time unlike some of the overly theatrical work done by many of his peers. In 1995, he visited the country where he was, to his surprise, greeted by many appreciative fans and the then president of Albania, Sali Berisha. He could portray the hero, the villain, or the comedian, and make the audience believe he truly was the character he played. Norman Wisdom is a well known and loved cult film icon in Albania, being the only Western actor whose films were allowed in the country during the Communist dictatorship of Enver Hoxha (the archetypal Wisdom plot -- the common working man getting the better of his bosses -- was considered ideologically sound by Hoxha). More than thirty years after his death, Tracy is still considered by many to be the most skillful actor of his time. He was knighted in 1999.

Although Tracy was an alcoholic most of his adult life, it never seemed to affect his career. He is a supporter and a former board member of Brighton and Hove Albion F.C.. He is interred in Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale, California. UK chart singles - Don't Laugh At Me (Cause I'm A Fool) (1954): The Wisdom Of A Fool (1957). Two weeks after making his last movie Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, with Hepburn, he died from a massive heart attack at the age of 67. He created an accident prone "gump" or fool character called Norman Pitkin, who appeared in several films, most notably, The Early Bird, His famous cry as Pitkin was, "Mr Grimsdale! Mr Grimsdale!". He and Hepburn made nine films together. Sir Norman Wisdom (born February 4, 1915, other dates reported) is an English comedian, singer and actor.

Though estranged from his wife Louise, he was a devout Catholic and never divorced. Happy Ending/The Wisdom Of A Fool. In 1941 he began a relationship with Katharine Hepburn. Follow A Star/Give Me A Night In June. He is tied with Laurence Olivier for the most best actor Oscar nominations. 1957 Original Chart Hits. He was also nominated for San Francisco (1936), Father of the Bride (1950), Bad Day at Black Rock (1955), The Old Man and the Sea (1958), Inherit the Wind (1960), Judgment at Nuremberg (1961), and Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967). Follow A Star.

In 1935 he signed with MGM and won the Oscar for Best Actor two years in a row, for Captains Courageous (1937) and Boys Town (1938). Nobody's Fool. Shortly after that he and his family moved to Hollywood, where he made over 35 films in 5 years. Wisdom of a Fool. In 1923 he married Louise Treadwell, and they had two children, John and Louise (Susie). In 1930, director John Ford saw him in the play The Last Mile and signed him to do Up the River for Fox Pictures. The Very Best of Norman Wisdom. Finally in 1930 he appeared in a hit play on Broadway, The Last Mile. 2004 Coronation Street guest appearace.

For several years he performed in stock in Michigan, Canada, and Ohio. 2003 Between the Sheets. In the early 1920s he attended the Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York. 2002 Dalziel and Pascoe - Mens Sana. Afterward he attended Ripon College where he appeared in a play entitled The Truth, and decided on acting as a career. 2002 Last of the Summer Wine - A Musical Passing for a Miserable Muscroft. At the beginning of World War I he left school to enlist in the Navy, but remained in Norfolk Navy Yard, Virginia throughout the war. 2000 Last of the Summer Wine - The Coming of the Beast.

He was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the second son of a truck salesman. Katy Manning. Spencer Bonaventure Tracy (April 5, 1900 - June 10, 1967) was an American film actor who appeared in 74 films from 1930 through the 1960s. 1998 Where On Earth Is .. Not to mention some of the beautiful actresses.". 1994 Last of the Summer Wine - The Man Who Nearly Knew Pavarotti. Why, I'd probably kill the actors. 1992 Double X: The Name of the Game (Double X, Run Rabbit Run).

I don't have the patience. 1988 The 1950's: Music, Memories & Milestones. "I couldn't be a director because I couldn't put up with the actors. 1981 BBC PlayHouse : Going Gently. On drinking: "Hell, I used to take two-week lunch hours!". 1974 A Little Bit of Wisdom. "Know your lines and don't bump into the furniture.". 1973 Nobody Is Norman Wisdom.

Greenwood Press, 1994. 1970 Music Hall. Westport, Conn. 1970 Norman. Spencer Tracy : a Bio-bibliography by James Fisher. 1969 What's Good for the Goose (Girl Trouble). 1969. 1968 The Night They Raided Minsky's (The Night They Invented Striptease).

Co. 1967 Androcles and the Lion. Spencer Tracy; a Biography by Larry Swindell, New York, World Pub. 1966 Press for Time. 1966 The Sandwich Man. 1965 The Early Bird.

1963 A Stitch in Time. 1962 The Girl on the Boat. 1962 On The Beat. 1960 The Bulldog Breed.

1960 There Was a Crooked Man. 1959 Follow A Star. 1958 The Square Peg. 1957 Just My Luck.

1956 Up in the World. 1955 Man of the Moment. 1955 As Long as They're Happy. 1954 One Good Turn.

1953 Trouble in Store. 1948-1950 Wit and Wisdom. 1948 A Date with a Dream.