Saturday, October 31, 2015

Xmas trees and Scrooge.........................


George C. Scott

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George C. Scott
George C. Scott - publicity.JPG
in The Hustler (1961)
BornGeorge Campbell Scott
October 18, 1927
Wise, Virginia, U.S.
DiedSeptember 22, 1999 (aged 71)
Westlake Village, California, U.S.
Cause of deathRupture of an Abdominal aortic aneurysm
Alma materUniversity of Missouri (B.A., 1953)
OccupationActor, director, producer
Years active1958–1999
Spouse(s)Carolyn Hughes (1951–55)
Patricia Reed (1955–60)
Colleen Dewhurst (1960–65; 1967–72)
Trish Van Devere (1972–99)
George Campbell Scott (October 18, 1927 – September 22, 1999) was an American stage and film actordirector, and producer. He was best known for his stage work, as well as his portrayal of General George S. Patton in the film Patton, as General Buck Turgidson in Stanley Kubrick'sDr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb, and as Ebenezer Scrooge in Clive Donner's 1984 film A Christmas Carol. He was the first actor to refuse the Academy Award for Best Actor (for Patton in 1970), having warned the Academy beforehand that he would refuse it on philosophical grounds.

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