One of the most significant stars of the Golden Age of Hollywood, Spencer Tracy was a veteran actor who had appeared in over 70 films and had won two Academy Awards for the Best Actor out of a total of nine nominations. He enjoyed a long and productive career that spanned 37 years and gave hit movies like ‘Up the River’, ‘Captains Courageous’ and ‘Big City’. Ranked as one of the top ten Hollywood legends by the American Film Institute, Tracy was as much respected for his acting skills as he was famous for his charismatic personality. As a child he was hyperactive and a troublemaker who hated going to school; he was more interested in watching pictures than in learning. He discovered his love for acting while at college when he first took to stage. After years of initial struggle he established himself as a successful Broadway actor and was soon approached for appearing in motion films. His first few years as a film actor were uneventful and he rose to prominence only after the release of Fritz Lang’s ‘Fury’. He appeared in several other successful films over the next three decades and became one of the greatest actors Hollywood has ever seen.