Dennis Tracy

Tracy was born in Mattoon, a small farming town in Central Ill. Although living on a working farm, his parents saw to it that he and his brother were introduced to all of the performing arts. While in 7th grade at Humboldt (IL) Jr. High, he won his first big part, that of Able Bodied Seaman, Ralph Rackstraw, in "The H.M.S. Pinafore". Transferring to Western Military Academy for his Junior and Senior years of High School, he was one of the founding members of that school's first Theatre Club. His favorite Cadet-produced show at the Academy was the one act, "If Men Played Cards Like Women Do." Going directly from High School into the U.S.Air Force, he was again a founder, this time it was the Sheppard A.F.B. Little Theatre in Wichita Falls, TX. where he performed in "The Night of Jan. 16th", "Born Yesterday" and others. Enrolling in drama/acting classes at the nearby Southwestern University, he played Michael O'Neill in "The Moon Is Blue" and Paris in "Tiger at the Gates". Being discha