Book

Spencer Tracy : a biography / James Curtis.

Curtis, James, 1953- (Author).

Record details

ISBN: 9780307262899
ISBN: 0307262898
Physical Description: xix, 1,001 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2011.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

General business -- A born actor -- A sissy sort of thing -- The best goddamned actor -- Dread -- The last mile -- They specialize in it over there -- The power and the glory -- The amount of marriage we've experienced -- And does love last? -- That double jackpot -- The best year -- Model Romeo -- Enough to shine even through me -- A buoyant effect on the audience -- Someone's idea of reality -- Woman of the year -- I've found the woman I want -- Not the guy they see up there on the screen -- The big drunk -- The rugged path -- State of the union -- Adam's rib -- Father of the bride -- Rough patch -- At loose ends -- A granite-like wedge of a man -- Hard to please -- The last hurrah -- Our greatest actor -- The value of a single human being -- Something a little less serious -- A lion in a cage -- A humble man.