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Actor Born: December 1, 1917 in Pittsburgh, PA Death: June 18, 1967 in Hollywood, CA Biography:A professional actor since childhood, Philadelphia-born "William Tracy" came to Hollywood in his Broadway role as a military school "plebe" in "Brother Rat" (1938). Kept briefly under contract to Warner Bros, Tracy went on to play Pat O'Brien as a boy in the classic gangster saga "Angels with Dirty Faces". The cherub-faced actor then went on to Hal Roach Studios, where he costarred in several "streamliners" (45 minute films, designed for double-feature bills) with "Joe Sawyer". In such slick little comedies as "Tanks a Million" (1941), "About Face" (1941) and "Yanks Ahoy" (1942), Tracy played a rookie serviceman with a photographic memory, while Sawyer played his tough topkick. An attempt to recreate the team in 1951 with a pair of Lippert Studios quickies, "As You Were!" and "Mister Walkie Talkie", sank without a trace. Tracy's other big-screen role of note was as Terry Lee in the serialized movie... Full Biography
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