Lizabeth Virginia Scott (born Emma Matzo; September , â€" January , )
was an American actress, known for her "smoky voice" and being "the
most beautiful face of film noir during the s and s". After
understudying the role of Sabina in the original Broadway and Boston
stage productions of The Skin of Our Teeth, she emerged in such films
as The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (), Dead Reckoning (), Desert Fury
(), and Too Late for Tears (). Of her films, she was the leading lady
in all but one. In addition to stage and radio, she appeared on
television from the late s to early s.Emma Matzo (Ema Macová in
Slovak) was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, the oldest of six children
born to Mary Penyak (â€") and John Matzo (Ján Maco in Slovak) (â€").
Several conflicting accounts have been given as to her parents' ethnic
origins, with most mentioning English, Rusyn, Russian, and Ukrainian.
Her family lived in the Pine Brook section of Scranton, where her
father owned Matzo Market. Scott characterized her father as a
"lifelong Republican", which influenced her capitalistic views. The
love of music influenced Scott's voice.[how?]Scott attended Marywood
Seminary, a local Catholic girls' school. She transferred to
Scranton's Central High School, where she performed in several plays.
After graduating, she spent the summer working with the Mae Desmond
Players at a stock theater in the nearby community of Newfoundland.
She then worked at the Barter Theatre in Abingdon, Virginia. That
autumn, she attended Marywood College, but quit after six months.In ,
with her father's help, the -year-old Scott moved to New York City,
where she stayed at the Ferguson Residence for Women. During this
time, Scott read Maxwell Anderson's Mary of Scotland, a play about
Mary, Queen of Scots and Elizabeth I, from which she derived the stage
name "Elizabeth Scott." She later dropped the "E".
was an American actress, known for her "smoky voice" and being "the
most beautiful face of film noir during the s and s". After
understudying the role of Sabina in the original Broadway and Boston
stage productions of The Skin of Our Teeth, she emerged in such films
as The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (), Dead Reckoning (), Desert Fury
(), and Too Late for Tears (). Of her films, she was the leading lady
in all but one. In addition to stage and radio, she appeared on
television from the late s to early s.Emma Matzo (Ema Macová in
Slovak) was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, the oldest of six children
born to Mary Penyak (â€") and John Matzo (Ján Maco in Slovak) (â€").
Several conflicting accounts have been given as to her parents' ethnic
origins, with most mentioning English, Rusyn, Russian, and Ukrainian.
Her family lived in the Pine Brook section of Scranton, where her
father owned Matzo Market. Scott characterized her father as a
"lifelong Republican", which influenced her capitalistic views. The
love of music influenced Scott's voice.[how?]Scott attended Marywood
Seminary, a local Catholic girls' school. She transferred to
Scranton's Central High School, where she performed in several plays.
After graduating, she spent the summer working with the Mae Desmond
Players at a stock theater in the nearby community of Newfoundland.
She then worked at the Barter Theatre in Abingdon, Virginia. That
autumn, she attended Marywood College, but quit after six months.In ,
with her father's help, the -year-old Scott moved to New York City,
where she stayed at the Ferguson Residence for Women. During this
time, Scott read Maxwell Anderson's Mary of Scotland, a play about
Mary, Queen of Scots and Elizabeth I, from which she derived the stage
name "Elizabeth Scott." She later dropped the "E".
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