- Adrian Scott
Robert Adrian Scott (
February 6 ,1912 –December 25 ,1973 ) was an Americanscreenwriter andfilm producer known as one of theHollywood Ten who wasblacklisted by theHollywood movie studio bosses during the era ofMcCarthyism .Born in
Arlington, New Jersey , Adrian Scott was the producer of thefilm noir s "Murder, My Sweet " (1944), "Cornered" (1945), and "Crossfire" (1947), all of which were directed byEdward Dmytryk . "Crossfire" was nominated for theAcademy 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 putcommunist 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". [cite news
first = Tom Dewe
last = Matthews
title = The outlaws
url = http://books.guardian.co.uk/review/story/0,,1888594,00.html
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work =The Guardian
date =2006-10-07
accessdate = 2006-10-11] He was married to the actress, Anne Shirley who subsequently married another screenwiter, Charles Lederer.See also the Adrian Scott Archive at http://digital.uwyo.edu/webarchive/scott/default.htm
Adrian is the brother of
screenwriter Allan Scott , who is the father ofactor Pippa Scott .Adrian Scott died in 1973 in
Sherman Oaks, California .References
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