ACTOR
Lee Tracy
1898 - 1968
Lee Tracy
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. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Lee Tracy is the 10,628th most popular actor (down from 9,681st in 2024), the 15,589th most popular biography from United States (down from 14,186th in 2019) and the 4,914th most popular American Actor.
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Among people born in 1898, Lee Tracy ranks 319. Before him are Rod La Rocque, Magnus Goodman, Haldor Halderson, Walter Abel, Doug Livingstone, and Richmond Landon. Among people deceased in 1968, Lee Tracy ranks 272. Before him are Sally O'Neil, Bea Benaderet, Walter Nash, Conrad Richter, Gerald Mohr, and Edwin O'Connor.
Others Born in 1898
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Rod La Rocque
ACTOR
1898 - 1969
HPI: 48.93
Rank: 313
Magnus Goodman
ATHLETE
1898 - 1991
HPI: 48.72
Rank: 314
Haldor Halderson
ATHLETE
1898 - 1965
HPI: 48.42
Rank: 315
Walter Abel
ACTOR
1898 - 1987
HPI: 48.08
Rank: 316
Doug Livingstone
SOCCER PLAYER
1898 - 1981
HPI: 46.23
Rank: 317
Richmond Landon
ATHLETE
1898 - 1971
HPI: 45.93
Rank: 318
Lee Tracy
ACTOR
1898 - 1968
HPI: 45.74
Rank: 319
Others Deceased in 1968
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Sally O'Neil
ACTOR
1908 - 1968
HPI: 47.53
Rank: 266
Bea Benaderet
ACTOR
1906 - 1968
HPI: 47.51
Rank: 267
Walter Nash
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1968
HPI: 46.73
Rank: 268
Conrad Richter
WRITER
1890 - 1968
HPI: 46.55
Rank: 269
Gerald Mohr
ACTOR
1914 - 1968
HPI: 46.29
Rank: 270
Edwin O'Connor
WRITER
1918 - 1968
HPI: 46.19
Rank: 271
Lee Tracy
ACTOR
1898 - 1968
HPI: 45.74
Rank: 272
Among ACTORS In United States
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