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George C. Scott: Broadway
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Scott was born in Wise, Virginia, the only son of George Dewey Scott (1902-1987) and Helena Agnes Scott (1904-1935). His mother died just before his eighth birthday, and he was raised by his father, an executive at the Buick Motor Company. As a young man, Scott joined the U.S. Marine Corps (1945-1949), and was assigned to the prestigious 8th and I Barracks in Washington, D.C. In that capacity, he served as a ceremonial guard at Arlington National Cemetery and he taught English literature and radio speaking/writing at the Marine Corps Institute. Scott later said that his duties at Arlington led to his drinking. After serving his four-year hitch in the Marines, Scott enrolled in the University of Missouri where he majored in journalism and then became interested in drama; he left college after a year to pursue acting. Scott began his acting career on Broadway, and achieved critical acclaim portraying the prosecutor in The Andersonville Trial by Saul Levett.
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Scott ably played boxing promoter Gloves Malloy in the first story, and Broadway producer Spats Baxter in the second. "It was very inventive," he recalled. "It was written by Larry Gelbart (with Sheldon Keller), who's a brilliant writer. It was a grand romp."
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Bientôt spécialisé dans le répertoire shakespearien, Scott débute professionnellement, à Broadway, en 1951. Huit ans plus tard, après divers shows télévisés, il débute au cinéma en incarnant un prêcheur ivrogne dans la Colline des potences de Delmer Daves, qui l'a repéré à Broadway. L'année suivante, il est contacté par Otto Preminger qui termine le casting d'Autopsie d'un meurtre: «Il voulait que je joue un barman. J'ai répondu que je préférais tenir le rôle du procureur. Et je l'ai obtenu.»
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