Adrian Scott
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Adrian Gilbert Scott
(1882–1963)
Son of ‘Middle’ Scott and brother of Sir Giles Gilbert Scott. Articled to Temple Moore, he later assisted his brother in several projects, e.g. Greystanes, Mill Hill (1907). His greatest work was the Anglican Cathedral, Cairo, Egypt (1933–8—demolished), but most of his designs were for the RC Church, including the handsome tower of Hansom's Church of the Holy Name, Manchester (1928), and the centralized Sts Joseph & Mary, Lansbury, Poplar, London (1951–3). He also designed the Church of St Leonard, Hastings, Sussex (1953–61—with lively nautical details and parabolic arches), and St Alban, Holborn, London (1959–61— retaining parts of Butterfield's earlier church), both of which were replacements of war-damaged buildings. His own house, Shepherd's Well, Frognal Way, Hampstead, London (1930), was in a chaste Neo-Georgian style (the front door-case has been removed).
Bibliography
- Gavin Stamp
- RIBA Journal (Journal of the Royal Institute of British Architects),
lxx/7 (July 1963), 298 - Jane Turner (1996)
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Screenwriter/producer Adrian Scott was among the first ten Hollywood people to be called before the House Un-American Activities Committee in the early '50s. His name was provided to the committee by director/producer Edward Dmytryk, with whom Scott had worked for many years. After refusing to testify, Scott was sentenced to a year in prison. Following his release, Scott was blacklisted and never worked in films again. ~ Sandra Brennan, RoviFilmography:
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For the English architect, see Adrian Gilbert Scott. For the Family Affairs character, see Adrian Scott (Family Affairs).
Robert Adrian Scott (February 6, 1912 – December 25, 1973) was an American screenwriter and film producer. He was one of the Hollywood Ten and later blacklisted by the Hollywood movie studio bosses.
Biography
Born in Arlington, New Jersey, Adrian Scott was the producer of the film noirs Murder, My Sweet (1944), Cornered (1945), and Crossfire (1947), all of which were directed by Edward Dmytryk. Crossfire was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture.
In October 1947, Scott was called to testify during the House Committee on Un-American Activities (HUAC) hearings on Hollywood but - as did nine others - refused to testify and was sentenced to jail. Edward Dmytryk, another of these Hollywood Ten, later, in 1951 testified before the HUAC that Scott pressured him to put communist propaganda in his films.
Scott was subsequently blacklisted and, while he was unable to work in Hollywood, wrote pseudonymously for the British television series The Adventures of Robin Hood.[1]
He was married to the actress, Anne Shirley, who subsequently married another screenwiter, Charles Lederer. He later married Joan Scott (née LaCour), fellow screenwriter and producer. Joan sometimes served as Adrian's front when he was unable to publish under his own name, and later the surname LaCour was used by both when writing in Hollywood.
Adrian is the brother of screenwriter Allan Scott, who is the father of actress Pippa Scott, and also the uncle of Douglas Scott *(b. 1942), and Laurie Scott (b. 1945); and great Uncle of Adam Scott and Aemilia Scott.
Adrian Scott died in 1973 in Sherman Oaks, California.
References
- ^ Matthews, Tom Dewe (2006-10-07). "The outlaws" (free registration required). The Guardian. http://books.guardian.co.uk/review/story/0,,1888594,00.html. Retrieved 2006-10-11.
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