Film & TV / Theatre & dance
George C. Scott
1927–1999 · actor, director
Oscar-winning star of Patton who grew up in Detroit and graduated from Redford High School before joining the Marines.
- Born
Wise, Virginia- Died
Westlake Village, California
aged 71- Birth name
- George Campbell Scott
- Detroit years
- 1930s–1945
- Field
- Film & TV, Theatre & dance
01 / The Detroit story
The Detroit story
George C. Scott was born in Wise, Virginia, and lost his mother when he was eight; his father, who became an executive in the auto industry, raised him in Detroit. At Redford High School on Grand River Avenue he wrote a stream of short stories and hoped to become a writer, although none were published. He enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps in 1945, served until 1949, and only discovered acting afterward as a journalism student at the University of Missouri. He went on to become one of the most forceful actors of his generation, on Broadway and in films such as Anatomy of a Murder, The Hustler and Dr. Strangelove. Redford High, opened in 1921, closed in 2007 and was demolished in 2012 for a Meijer store, but its alumni still claim Scott as their most famous graduate.
Highlights
- Best Actor Oscar for Patton (1970), the first actor to refuse the award
- General Buck Turgidson in Dr. Strangelove (1964)
- Two Primetime Emmys and five Tony nominations
- Played Ebenezer Scrooge in the 1984 television film A Christmas Carol
02 / Their Detroit places
Their Detroit places 1
Where they lived, worked, performed and liked to hang out. Closed and demolished places stay here too, because they are part of the city's history.
Studied here · 1940s
Redford High School
Demolished · 1921–2007
Northwest Detroit public high school Scott attended; closed in 2007 and demolished in September 2012. A Meijer store stands on the site.