Margaret Perry Posted by MargaretPerry on October 15, 2012

Turner Classic Movies continues their celebration of Spencer Tracy this month with an evening of five of his Academy-nominated performances, today, October 15. Tracy was nominated for a total of nine Academy Awards for Best Actor in a Leading Role, two of which he won (BOYS TOWN (1938) and CAPTAINS   read more

The Great Katharine Hepburn Posted by Margaret Perry on October 10, 2012

Spencer Tracy: TCM's October Star of the Month Although Spencer Tracy was Katharine Hepburn's lover for about 25 years, I am ashamed to say that I know very little about the man, except of course what I have read in Hepburn biographies. I know he was of Irish descent, and...   read more

Margaret Perry Posted by MargaretPerry on October 10, 2012

Although Spencer Tracy was Katharine Hepburn’s lover for about 25 years, I am ashamed to say that I know very little about the man, except of course what I have read in Hepburn biographies. I know he was of Irish descent, and like most Irishmen he drank too much and...   read more

GlamAmor Posted by on August 14, 2012

As many of you know, last week I taught a three-day seminar at the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising (FIDM) called The Style Essentials: the History of Fashion in Film. The Style Essentials represent iconic costume design in the movies--from the 1920s to the 1970s--that continues to i   read more

Please Go Away: A Katharine Hepburn Blog Posted by Amber S. on May 22, 2012

William Morris agent Larry Fitzgerald, from an interview in David Rensin’s The Mailroom: Hollywood History from the Bottom Up (via lynnelemon)(via noyoudontoprah-deactivated20130)   read more

GlamAmor Posted by on December 21, 2011

Though it was given a less than festive-sounding name, Walter Lang's Desk Set is one of my favorite holiday films. It takes place in December 1957 at the fictional Federal Broadcasting Company (FBC), surely only a slight cover for the real National Broadcasting Company (NBC). Based in the network'   read more

Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Google profile on December 21, 2011

About MeBlogger, Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog and more. Please add my Google profile to your circles. Spencer Tracy by James Curtis Knopf (Random House) October 2011 9780307262899 1,024 pages $39.95 Hardcover Spencer Tracy by James Curtis is the most definitive biography on the legendary   read more

Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by monty on April 5, 2011

Happy Birthday to two of the best and most well liked screen actors: Gregory Peck (1916 - 2003) and Spencer Tracy (1900 - 1967)   read more

Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on April 5, 2011

Spencer Tracy (April 5, 1900 – June 10, 1967), performed in 75 films from 1930 to 1967. Director John Ford, saw Tracy in, The Last Mile and signed him for the film, Up the River (1930) with Humphrey Bogart. Shortly after that Tracy and his family moved to Hollywood, and...   read more

Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on February 23, 2011

Katharine Hepburn made her first performance with Spencer Tracy in the film, Woman of the Year (1942), directed by George Stevens. A romantic comedy film. The movie is about a independent woman, who is chosen "Woman of the Year" and her co worker-turned-husband try to find a life of happiness.   read more

Critica Retro Posted by Lê on November 30, -0001

The Spencer Tracy Legacy: a tribute by Katharine Hepburn (1986) Em 1986, um documentário feito para a TV celebrou “o legado de Spencer Tracy” – e foi maravilhosamente apresentado por sua companheira dentro e fora das telas, Katharine Hepburn. Katharine é muito franca o tempo   read more

Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on November 30, -0001

Spencer Tracy, Polo "There's something about horses which, once you really become interested in them, just naturally makes you think this is a pretty good world." - Spencer Tracy Director John Cromwell encouraged Spencer Tracy to take up polo and Tracy trained with Reginald Leslie "Snowy Baker   read more

Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on November 30, -0001

Spencer Tracy by James Curtis Knopf (Random House) October 2011 9780307262899 1,024 pages $39.95 Hardcover Spencer Tracy by James Curtis is the most definitive biography on the legendary actor. There will never be another book as informative as this one and there will never be another biographer wh   read more