Mrs. Spencer Tracy and the John Tracy Clinic
Subtitle: a tireless drive to educate deaf children
By: Patricia Mahon
Publisher: McFarland & Company
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 309
ISBN-13: 9780786447657
Subjects: Deaf children; Education; John Tracy Clinic; Parents of deaf children
Description: "Louise Treadwell Tracy (1896-1983), the wife of Spencer Tracy, star of this affectionate biography. Providing background information on Louise's life before her marriage, her own acting career in the theater, and the people who influenced her, the author goes on to analyze the profound effect on the Tracys after discovering their son was deaf"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Roots in New Castle 1861-1914; title: Finding footing 1914-1923; title: What could I do? 1924-1942; title: From a meeting to a clinic 1942-1943; title: The importance of talk 1944-1945; title: post-war progress 1946-1947; title: Growing pains 1948-1949; title: International influence 1950-1951; title: The clinic's new home 1952-1953; title: "Most advanced work; title: in the country" 1954-1956; title: Helping hands at work 1957-1959; title: Research accelerates; rubella strikes 1960-1964; title: Changes for the clinic; a loss for the family 1965-1969; title: Better language 1970-1980; title: Farewell to the founder 1981-2007.