Lee Tracy | |
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 Tracy in the 1928 Broadway production of The Front Page | |
| Born | William Lee Tracy April 14, 1898 Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
| Died | October 18, 1968 (aged 70) Santa Monica, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1920–1965 |
| Spouse(s) | Helen Thomas Wyse (m.1938–1968; his death) |
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. 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 The Best Man.