George Campbell Scott (October 18, 1927 â€" September 22, 1999) was an
American actor, director, and producer. He was best known for his
stage work, as well as his portrayals of the prosecutor Claude Dancer
in Anatomy of a Murder (1959), General Buck Turgidson in Stanley
Kubrick's Dr. Strangelove (1964), General George S. Patton in the film
Patton (1970), and Ebenezer Scrooge in Clive Donner's film A Christmas
Carol (1984).He was the first actor[a] to refuse the Academy Award for
Best Actor (for Patton in 1970), having warned the Academy of Motion
Picture Arts and Sciences months in advance that he would do so on
philosophical grounds if he won. Scott believed that every dramatic
performance was unique and could not be compared to others.George
Campbell Scott was born, the younger of two siblings, on October 18,
1927 on a kitchen table in the modest Wise, Virginia home of his
parents, George Dewey Scott (1902â€"1988) and Helena Agnes (née
Slemp; 1904â€"1935). His maternal grandfather was a local jurist,
Judge Campbell Slemp. His mother died just before his eighth birthday,
and he was raised by his father, an executive at Buick. Scott's
original ambition was to be a writer like his favorite author, F.
Scott Fitzgerald. While attending Redford High School in Detroit, he
wrote many short stories, none of which were published. As an adult,
he tried on many occasions to write a novel, but never completed one
to his satisfaction.
American actor, director, and producer. He was best known for his
stage work, as well as his portrayals of the prosecutor Claude Dancer
in Anatomy of a Murder (1959), General Buck Turgidson in Stanley
Kubrick's Dr. Strangelove (1964), General George S. Patton in the film
Patton (1970), and Ebenezer Scrooge in Clive Donner's film A Christmas
Carol (1984).He was the first actor[a] to refuse the Academy Award for
Best Actor (for Patton in 1970), having warned the Academy of Motion
Picture Arts and Sciences months in advance that he would do so on
philosophical grounds if he won. Scott believed that every dramatic
performance was unique and could not be compared to others.George
Campbell Scott was born, the younger of two siblings, on October 18,
1927 on a kitchen table in the modest Wise, Virginia home of his
parents, George Dewey Scott (1902â€"1988) and Helena Agnes (née
Slemp; 1904â€"1935). His maternal grandfather was a local jurist,
Judge Campbell Slemp. His mother died just before his eighth birthday,
and he was raised by his father, an executive at Buick. Scott's
original ambition was to be a writer like his favorite author, F.
Scott Fitzgerald. While attending Redford High School in Detroit, he
wrote many short stories, none of which were published. As an adult,
he tried on many occasions to write a novel, but never completed one
to his satisfaction.
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