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Lee Tracy

1898 - 1968

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Lee Tracy has received more than 255,682 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Lee Tracy is the 9,684th most popular actor (down from 8,905th in 2019), the 14,191st most popular biography from United States (down from 13,013th in 2019) and the 4,543rd most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 260k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 46.05

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.85

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.40

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Lee Tracy ranks 9,684 out of 13,578. Before him are Stan Kirsch, Olivia Thirlby, Shawn Fonteno, Helen Morgan, Mayumi Iizuka, and Jane Levy. After him are Pat Fraley, Mitzi Green, Wendy Moniz, Sexy Cora, Kim Min-kyu, and Pierre Deladonchamps.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1898, Lee Tracy ranks 318. Before him are Doug Livingstone, George Chandler, Walter Abel, Harry Edward, Jimmy Douglas, and Haldor Halderson. After him is Harold Stephen Black. Among people deceased in 1968, Lee Tracy ranks 266. Before him are Lurleen Wallace, Anthony Boucher, Dennis O'Keefe, Eleonora Sears, Bea Benaderet, and Norman Thomas. After him are Sally O'Neil, Gerald Mohr, Walter Nash, Conrad Richter, Edwin O'Connor, and Gertrude Short.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Lee Tracy ranks 14,191 out of 20,380. Before him are Tera Wray (1982), Billy Sherwood (1965), Jay Chamberlain (1925), Carli Lloyd (1982), Darren Lynn Bousman (1979), and Jane Levy (1989). After him are Antonio Villaraigosa (1953), Pat Fraley (1949), Chris Chelios (1962), Mitzi Green (1920), Wendy Moniz (1969), and Maxine Waters (1938).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Lee Tracy ranks 4,543. Before him are Sophia Lillis (2002), Stan Kirsch (1968), Olivia Thirlby (1986), Shawn Fonteno (1976), Helen Morgan (1900), and Jane Levy (1989). After him are Pat Fraley (1949), Mitzi Green (1920), Wendy Moniz (1969), Krystal Jung (1994), Tichina Arnold (1969), and Lance Bass (1979).

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