Lee Tracy

(1898-1968)

American actor

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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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Born	William Lee Tracy 14 April 1898 Atlanta, Georgia
Died	18 October 1968 (aged 70) Santa Monica, California
Zodiac	Aries
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