Spencer Tracy Hepburn, living what she described as a quiet life: reading, painting, and listening to music. On June 10, 1967, 17 days after completing what was his last film role in "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner", Tracy awakened at 3:00 am to make himself a cup of tea in his apartment in Beverly Hills, California. Hepburn described in her autobiography how she followed him to the kitchen: "Just as I was about to give [the door] a push, there was a sound of a cup smashing to the floor—then clump—a loud clump." She entered the room to find Tracy lying dead
William Tracy was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Musical Score. The series continued for a total of eight films, the last one — "Mr. Walkie Talkie" — being set during the Korean War. In the 1950s, Tracy primarily did television work, where his most notable role was "Hotshot Charlie" in the 1953 series "Terry and the Pirates". He previously played the lead role of Terry Lee in the 1940 serial with the same title. Tracy died in Hollywood, California, at the age of 49. William Tracy William Tracy (December 1, 1917 – July 18, 1967) was an American character actor.