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".