George C. Scott

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George C. Scott was an acclaimed American actor and director best known for his intense, commanding performances in films such as "Patton," for which he won (and famously refused) the Academy Award for Best Actor.

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George Campbell Scott 0 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film actor
film director
human
stage actor
television actor
theatre director
awardReceived Academy Award for Best Actor
BAFTA awards
surface form: BAFTA Award

Golden Globe Award
Primetime Emmy Awards
surface form: Primetime Emmy Award
birthName George C. Scott self-linksurface differs
surface form: George Campbell Scott
causeOfDeath abdominal aortic aneurysm
characterPortrayed Ebenezer Scrooge
General Buck Turgidson
George S. Patton
child Campbell Scott
conflictParticipatedIn World War II
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1927-10-18
dateOfDeath 1999-09-22
familyName Scott
genre comedy
drama
war film
givenName George
languageOfWorkOrName English
militaryBranch United States Marine Corps
name George C. Scott self-link
notableEvent refused the Academy Award for Best Actor for Patton
notableWork A Christmas Carol (1984 film)
Anatomy of a Murder
Dr. Strangelove
surface form: Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

Patton (1970 film)
surface form: Patton

The Changeling
The Hospital
The Hustler
They Might Be Giants
occupation actor
film director
stage director
placeOfBirth Wise, Virginia, United States
placeOfDeath Thousand Oaks, California, United States
surface form: Westlake Village, California, United States
religion Protestantism
residence Los Angeles
New York City
spouse Colleen Dewhurst NERFINISHED
Karen Truesdell NERFINISHED
Patricia Reed Scott
Trish Van Devere
yearsActive 1950–1999

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George C. Scott birthName George C. Scott self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: George Campbell Scott
Islands in the Stream filmAdaptationStar George C. Scott
George C. Scott name George C. Scott self-link
The Rescuers Down Under voiceActor George C. Scott