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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 233,662 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Lee Tracy is the 8,920th most popular actor (down from 8,039th in 2019), the 13,043rd most popular biography from United States (down from 12,290th in 2019) and the 4,344th most popular American Actor.

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  • 230k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 36.10

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.70

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.45

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Lee Tracy ranks 8,920 out of 9,996. Before him are Suzuko Mimori, Lisa Robin Kelly, David Oakes, Fei, Eugenio Siller, and Jo Bo-ah. After him are Robby Benson, Patrick Fischler, Kang Hye-jung, Gale Gordon, Armando Iannucci, and Kodi Smit-McPhee.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1898, Lee Tracy ranks 269. Before him are Tom Whittaker, William O. Douglas, George Chandler, Doug Livingstone, Walter Abel, and Jimmy Douglas. After him is Harry Edward. Among people deceased in 1968, Lee Tracy ranks 235. Before him are Anthony Boucher, Fred Clark, Bea Benaderet, J. L. B. Smith, Tommy Noonan, and George Constantine. After him are Gerald Mohr, Gertrude Short, and Conrad Richter.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Lee Tracy ranks 13,043 out of 18,182. Before him are Johnny Simmons (1986), Andrew McCollum (1983), Lisa Robin Kelly (1970), Terry McAuliffe (1957), Mike Bantom (1951), and John Stossel (1947). After him are Norman Petty (1927), Robby Benson (1956), Sam Ruben (1913), Patrick Fischler (1969), Gale Gordon (1906), and Mark Tremonti (1974).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Lee Tracy ranks 4,344. Before him are Robert Buckley (1981), Michaela McManus (1983), Uzo Aduba (1981), Kim Director (1974), Johnny Simmons (1986), and Lisa Robin Kelly (1970). After him are Robby Benson (1956), Patrick Fischler (1969), Gale Gordon (1906), Genevieve Tobin (1899), Shiloh Fernandez (1985), and Hillary Wolf (1977).

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