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(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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  • Born: Feb 06, 1912 in Arlington, New Jersey
  • Died: 1973
  • Occupation: Writer
  • Active: '40s
  • Major Genres: Mystery, Comedy Drama
  • Career Highlights: Crossfire, Murder, My Sweet, Cornered
  • First Major Screen Credit: Keeping Company (1941)

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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, All Movie Guide
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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 known as one of the Hollywood Ten who was blacklisted by the Hollywood movie studio bosses during the era of McCarthyism.

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.

Scott was among the those accused of being members of the American Communist Party during the House Committee on Un-American Activities (HUAC) trials in October 1947. During Edward Dmytryk's 1951 testimony before HUAC, he claimed that Scott pressured him to put communist propaganda in his films.

Like many other blacklisted writers, while he was unable to work in Hollywood, Scott 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 (nee 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 actor Pippa Scott. He is the husband of Joan Scott, the uncle of Douglas Scott, and great-uncle of Aemilia Scott.

Adrian Scott died in 1973 in Sherman Oaks, California.

References

  1. ^ 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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