Scott, Adrian, 1912-1973

Scott (1911-1972) was a screenwriter and motion picture producer with MGM and RKO from 1930-1947. In 1947 he was called before the House Committee on Un-American Activities, where he refused to answer the Committee's question if he was a member of the Communist Party. Scott was jailed for one year for contempt of Congress and also fired by RKO. He was blacklisted as a member of the "Hollywood Ten," movie directors and writers who refused to testify.

In 1957 Scott went to London to be a film consultant for British film producer J. Arthur Rank and later became a producer in London for MGM. He returned to the U.S. in 1968 and wrote and produced for film and television. Among the films that he wrote or produced were "The Parson of Panamint" (1941), "Murder, My Sweet" (1944), "Cornered" (1949), "So Well Remembered" (1947), "Deadline at Dawn" (1945) and "My Pal Wolf" (1944). He also wrote for the television shows "The Adventures of Robin Hood," "Lassie," and the television special "The Great Man's Whiskers" (1973), a work on Abraham Lincoln. Scott also authored the play "Mr. Lincoln's Whiskers" in 1948.

Scott was married in 1955 to Joan LaCour, a film and television writer who has written for the television shows "Have Gun, Will Travel," "Lassie," and "SurfSide 6."

From the description of Adrian and Joan Scott papers, 1940-1972. (University of Wyoming, American Heritage Center). WorldCat record id: 31453216