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Scott intended to be a doctor like his father, but after attending the University of Texas for a while, he decided to switch to acting. He signed on as a cabin boy on a freighter which took him to England, where he acted in repertory theater for a while, before he returned to Austin, and acting in local theater.
Alfred Lunt discovered Scott in Texas and convinced him to move to New York City, where he appeared on Broadway. Jack Warner saw him in a performance, and signed him to appear in a movie, The Mask of DimitriosThe Mask of Dimitrios (U. title: A Coffin for Dimitrios ( 1939) is a novel by Eric Ambler. Ambler, a major influence on such writers as Len Deighton and an inventor of the modern "thriller" genre, is at his best in this tale of a mystery writer in Istanbu, in 1944Events World War II January January 4 The Battle of Monte Cassino begins. January 5 Murder of Danish playwright Kaj Munck January 17 British forces, in Italy, cross the Garigliano River. January 20 The Royal Air Force drops 2,300 tons of bombs on Berlin;.He appeared the next year in Mildred PierceMildred Pierce is a novel (1941) by James M. Cain; and a feature film ( Michael Curtiz; US, 1945) starring Joan Crawford which is based upon this novel. The novel Mildred Pierce which is set in and around Los Angeles in the 1930s, depicts the life of an A, and went on to star in such movies as The Southerner , The Unfaithful , Cass Timberlaine , Flamingo Road , Guilty Bystander and Wings of Danger . During this period, Scott and his wife socialized regularly with Angela LansburyAngela Lansbury (born October 16, 1925) is a British-born American actress and the granddaughter of politician George Lansbury. Murder, She Wrote''. She made her Academy Award nominated film debut in 1944, in the Charles Boyer/ Ingrid Bergman film Gasligh and her first husband, Richard CromwellThis is a page about the American actor Richard Cromwell . For the British ruler and prominent historical figure of the 1700s of the same name, see Richard Cromwell. Richard Cromwell (January 8, 1910 October 11, 1960) was an American actor, born LeRoy Mel.
In 1950Events January January 5 US Senator Estes Kefauver introduces a resolution calling for examination of organized crime in the USA January 6 The United Kingdom recognizes the People's Republic of China. The Republic of China severs diplomatic relations with he was involved in a raftA raft is a type of boat, distinguished by the absence of a hull. Rafts are kept afloat either by naturally buoyant materials such as wood, or by inflated containers. This technology has been superseded by hulled boats in most parts of the world, but infling accident, and also divorced his wife. He succumbed to a depression which limited his acting. Since Warner Bros.Warner Bros. the abbreviated name of Warner Bros. Entertainment is one of the world's largest producers of film and television entertainment. It is presently a subsidiary of the Time Warner conglomerate and headquartered in Burbank, California. Subsidiari did not particularly continue to advertise his films, he turned back to the stage, and also appeared on television. He moved back to Austin, where a theater center bears his name. His family has endowed two chairs at the University of Texas's theater department in his name.
Scott has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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