Zachary Thomson Scott (1914 - 1965)

Born 21 Feb 1914 in Austin, Travis, Texas, United States

Husband of Elaine (Anderson) Steinbeck — married 21 Feb 1935 (to before 1950) in Travis, Texas, United States

Husband of Ruth Elizabeth (Ford) Scott — married 6 Jul 1952 in Cook, Illinois, United States

Died 3 Oct 1965 at age 51 in Austin, Travis, Texas, United States

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Biography

Zachary Scott is Notable.

Zachary was born in Texas in 1914, the son of Dr. Zackary T. Scott and Sallie Lee Masterson.^[1] In 1935 he married in Texas Mary Elaine Anderson.^[2] They divorced, and in Illinois in 1952 he married Ruth Ford.^[3] Zackary passed away in 1965 in Texas,^[4][5] and is buried in Austin, Texas.^[6]

"Zachary Thomson Scott, Jr., actor, the son of Sallie Lee (Masterson) and Zachary Thomson Scott, was born in Austin, Texas, on February 21, 1914. His acting career began at Austin High School. From 1932 to 1934 he attended the University of Texas, where he performed leading roles and served as president for the Curtain Club; he was also on the track team. He interrupted his schooling at the age of nineteen to work his way to England on a freighter. There he joined a repertory company and for the next three years gained acting experience. He returned to the United States and married Elaine Anderson on February 21, 1935. They had two daughters. The couple lived in New York for a short time but soon returned to the University of Texas, where Scott earned a B.A. in 1939. During this period he worked as director of the Little Theater in Austin and taught dramatics at St. Mary’s Academy. He then gave up dramatic pursuits and worked at various jobs, including that of an oilfield worker, but the lure of the stage eventually caused him to move his family to New York. He was soon acting in various Broadway productions. In 1943 Warner Brothers Studio discovered Scott while he was appearing in Those Endearing Young Charms. With the starring role in The Mask of Dimitrios in 1944, he began a film career that extended through thirty motion pictures. Scott is best remembered for his work in such popular films as Mildred Pierce (1945), The Southerner (1945), Hollywood Canteen (1944), Danger Signal (1945), and Cass Timberlane (1947). He received an Academy Award nomination for his portrayal in The Southerner. During the 1940s Scott's roles, with the exception of The Southerner, were those of a suave, debonair sophisticate, but after 1950 his career broadened. He sang the lead role in a production of The King and I (1956) and appeared on the London stage in such productions as Subway in the Sky (1957). He played numerous television roles and continued to make movies. In 1950 Scott and his wife were divorced. He later married actress Ruth Ford. In 1959 they appeared together on Broadway in Requiem for a Nun, a play that novelist William Faulkner had written for Mrs. Scott. Scott and his wife were performing readings from Faulkner's works at the University of Mississippi in early 1965 when Scott grew ill; he died on October 3, 1965, and was buried at Memorial Park in Austin. In 1972 the Zachary Scott Theatre opened in Austin, and in 1988 a chair in drama was established at the University of Texas honoring the Scott family."^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MH15-DHP : 3 February 2021), Zack Scott in entry for Jackey T Scott, 1920.
2. ↑ Ancestry.com. Texas, U.S., Select County Marriage Records, 1837-1965 [database with images on-line with subscription; accessed 3 Jul 2021], Travis County Clerk's Office; Austin, Texas; Travis County Marriage Records; The Book Series: 33-35, Mr. Z. T. Scott Jr, married Mary Elaine Anderson, 21 Feb 1935, Travis, Texas, Certificate #128.
3. ↑ "Illinois, Cook County Marriages, 1871-1968," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7WLR-7NMM : 27 August 2019), Zachary Scott, 6 Jul 1952; citing Marriage, Cook, Illinois, United States, citing Cook County Clerk. Cook County Courthouse, Chicago; FHL microfilm 103421271.
4. ↑ "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3XR-GGW : 20 February 2021), Zachary Thomson Scott, 03 Oct 1965; citing certificate number 67463, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,117,866.
5. ↑ "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:4HWF-WMW2 : 14 December 2019), Zachary Scott, .
6. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 03 July 2021), memorial page for Zachary Scott (21 Feb 1914–3 Oct 1965), includes grave photo, Find A Grave: Memorial #4374, citing Austin Memorial Park Cemetery, Austin, Travis County, Texas, USA ; Maintained by Find A Grave .
7. ↑ Kenneth E. Lively, “Scott, Zachary Thomson, Jr.,” Handbook of Texas Online, accessed January 01, 2022, https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/scott-zachary-thomson-jr. Published by the Texas State Historical Association.

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:H29G-M2M : accessed 4 July 2021), Jack Scott in household of J T Scott, Austin, Travis, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 26, sheet 5B, line 60, family 110, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2402; FHL microfilm 2,342,136.

• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQSC-FF9 : 17 May 2020), Zachary Scott, Assembly District 3, Manhattan, New York City, New York, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 31-256, sheet 6A, line 15, family 213, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 2630.

• Ancestry.com. U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 [database with images on-line with subscription; accessed 3 Jul 2021], National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for New York City, 10/16/1940 - 03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147, Zachary Scott, born 21 Feb 1914, Austin Texas, registered 16 Oct 1940, New York City, New York, employer: self, 6’ ½”, 168 lbs, dark complexion, brown hair and eyes, next of kin: Dr. Zachary Thomson Scott, father.

See Also:

• Wikipedia: Zachary Scott
• Wikidata: Item Q139646, en:Wikipedia