George C. Scott

He then married Patricia Reed in 1955 and divorced her in 1960. He had two children with her - Mathew and Devon Scott. The year he divorced Reed, he married Colleen Dewhurst, with whom he had two more sons.

He divorced Colleen on February 2, 1972. His final marriage was to American actress, Trish Van Devere the same year, with whom he has also acted in a number of films.

George Campbell Scott was born to Helena Agnes and George Dewey Scott, in Wise, Virginia. His mother passed away when he was eight and his father, who worked as an executive with Buick, raised him up.

He studied at Redford High School in Detroit. Inspired by his favorite author, F. Scott Fitzgerald, he dreamt of becoming a writer. To follow the same, he wrote a number of short stories and even attempted to write a novel.

From 1945 to 1949, he served in the US Marines, where he was assigned the job to teach radio speaking/writing and English literature at the Marine Corps Institute.

He studied journalism at the University of Missouri and graduated from there in 1953. It was around this time that he started to show interest in theater and drama. Around this time, he starred in ‘Richard III’ and ‘Children of Darkness’, both of which earned him critical acclaim.

In 1958, he appeared as Jacques in an episode for ‘The DuPont Show of the Month’, a television anthology series.

In 1959, he made his debut in the film, ‘The Hanging Tree’ as George Grubb. His performance in the movie earned him an Oscar nomination. The same year, he starred in the film, ‘Anatomy of Murder’ opposite James Stewart.

In 1964, he starred in the critically-acclaimed, ‘Dr. Strangelove’ as General Buck Turgidson. The same year, he also starred as Paolo Maltese in ‘The Yellow Rolls-Royce’.

One of his most noteworthy performances was as General George Patton in the 1970 film, ‘Patton’. He captivated audiences with his indomitable screen presence and even won an Academy Award for his acting, but he refused the award. The same year, he also starred in ‘Jane Eyre’ as Edward Rochester, for which he was once again nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award.

Through the 1970s, he starred in ‘The Hospital’, ‘Rage’, ‘The Day of Dolphin’ and ‘Bank Shot’. In 1971, he delivered a critically-acclaimed performance as ‘Sherlock Holmes’ in ‘They Might Be Giants’.

He was cast as General George S. Patton in ‘Patton’, which released in 1970. The movie was one of his biggest hits of his career and won a total of 7 Academy Awards, including Best Picture. With a total box-office collection of $61,749,765, Scott became highly recognized for his acting skills and despite refusing his Academy Award; he reprised his role as Patton in the sequel, ‘The Last Days of Patton’.

Scott played the role of ‘Ebenezer Scrooge’ in the 1984 TV-film, ‘A Christmas Carol’. This particular version is believed to have been the closest adaptation to the novella of the same title and he was praised tremendously for his acting abilities and his representation of the famous classic character, ‘Scrooge’.