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Randolph Scott Wiki Biography

George Randolph Scott was born on 23rd January 1898, in Orange County, Virginia USA, and. was one of the iconic actors of Western films, appearing in more than 60 films of the genre during his career that lasted for more than 30 years, from 1928 until 1962. Some of his most popular appearances included films such as “Belle of the Yukon” (1944), “The Doolins of Oklahoma” (1949), “Colt .45” (1950), and “Ride the High Country” (1962), among many others. He passed away in 1987.

Have you ever wondered how rich Randolph Scott was, at the time of his death? According to authoritative sources, it has been estimated that Randolph’s net worth was as high as $100 million. Part of the amount was earned during his acting career, but after retirement, Randolph became an investor, having interests in such holdings as real estate, oil wells, securities and gas, which certainly improved his wealth too.

Randolph was one of six children born to George Grant Scott and Lucille Crane Scott, of part Scottish ancestry, and although born in Orange County, Randolph grew up in Charlotte, North Carolina. Before World War I broke out out, Randolph attended the private Woodberry Forest School. When he turned 19 he joined US Army in World War I, and spent time in France with the 2nd Trench Mortar Battalion, 19th Field Artillery as an artillery observer. After the end of the war, he stayed in France, and enrolled at artillery officers’ school there, but soon returned to the USA.

He then continued his education by enrolling at Georgia Tech, and aspired to become an American Football player, however he hurt his back and his career came to a stop before it even began. Because of the injury and inability to play football, Randolph transferred to the University of North Carolina to study textile engineering and manufacturing. However, he never graduated, and went to work in a textile firm as an accountant, alongside his father.

This didn’t last long, and he moved to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career, and thanks to the friendship between his father and millionaire producer Howard Hughes, for Randolph doors to the industry were already open. He started his career with small roles in such films as “Sharp Shooters” (1928), and continued featuring in such films as “Weary River” (1929), “The Far Call” (1929), and “The Virginian”, also in 1929. Two years later he got his first lead role, in the film “Women Men Marry”, next to Natalie Moorhead and Sally Blane. His net worth was rising.

Randolph then teamed up again with Sally Blane in the film “Heritage of the Desert” (1932), “Wild Horse Mesa” the same year, and “Hello, Everybody” in 1933. He began to build his reputation with roles in such films as “The Thundering Herd” (1933), “Murders in the Zoo” (1933) with Lionel Atwill and Charles Ruggles, then “Sunset Pass” (1933), among others. By 1935 he had already reached the popularity of a star with such films as “To the Last Man” (1933), “Rocky Mountain Mystery” (1935), and “She” (1935), which greatly improved his wealth. From then on he became one of the best known western actors, showing his skills in such films as “The Last of the Mohicans” (1936) with Binnie Barnes and Henry Wilcoxon, “The Texans” (1938) starring Joan Bennett and May Robson, “Jesse James” (1939) with Henry Fonda and Tyrone Power, “Frontier Marshal” (1939), and “20,000 Men a Year” (1939), before the end of the decade. He began the ‘40s in the same rhythm, appearing in westerns such as “When the Daltons Rode” (1940), “Western Union” (1941), “Belle Starr” (1941) with Gene Tierney and Dana Andrews, “Pittsburgh” (1942) with Marlene Dietrich and John Wayne, and “The Desperadoes” (1943), among others, all of which considerably increased his net worth.

His career then progressed further, securing lead roles in high profile films such as “Captain Kid” (1945) with Charles Laughton and Barbara Britton, “Gunfighters” (1947), “Return of the Bad Men” (1948), and “The Walking Hills” (1949). He started the ‘50s with even more popular films, such as “Colt. 45” (1950), “Fort Worth” (1951), “Man in the Saddle” (1951), with Joan Leslie and Ellen Drew, and “Carson City” (1952), next to Lucille Norman and Raymond Massey. He continued with roles in “Hangman’s Knot” (1952), “The Stranger Wore a Gun” (1953), “Riding Shotgun” (1954), “The Tall T” (1957) with Richard Boone and Maureen O’Sullivan, and “Ride Lonesome” (1959). His last screen role was in the BAFTA-nominated western “Ride the High Country” in 1962, after which he decided to retire.

Ten years after his death, Randolph was rewarded with the Golden Boot award, and earlier in 1960, he was given a Star on the Walk of Fame, for his contribution to motion pictures.

Regarding his personal life, Randolph was married to Patricia Stillman from 1944 until his death in 1987; the couple had two children. He was previously married to Mariana DuPont Somerville, from 1936 until 1939. He passed away on 2nd March 1987 from heart and lung disease.

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Randolph Scott Quick Info

Randolph Scott Trademarks

1. Cinched up chin strap
2. Deep voice and unemotional demeanor
3. Roles in westerns

Randolph Scott Quotes

• [on his father] He went to see all my films–not because he had a son starring in them, but because he thought I looked like Wallace Reid, his favorite actor.
• [on his short marriage to heiress Marianna du Pont Somerville] Our separation is entirely friendly. It’s merely a case of being separated too much, which did not prove compatible with marriage.
• [on his mother] She was an old-fashioned Southern lady who always contended movies were not here to stay, My five sisters took her to see me in a film and the first time she saw me on the screen, she said, “Oh, no! That can’t be Randolph. This feller’s older than Randy and not so good-looking”.
• I had always been a fatalist about my career. What was to be was to be. At least it worked out that way in my case. My retirement is both voluntary and involuntary. One reason, and this is voluntary, is the impact of television. All old movies are turning up on television, and frankly making pictures doesn’t interest me anymore. Another reason is that the film industry is in a declining state.
• Frankly, I don’t like publicity. I always remember something that David Belasco said and had incorporated in the contracts of his stars. His theory was, “Never let yourself be seen in public unless they pay for it”. To me, that makes sense. The most glamorous, the most fascinating star our business ever had was Garbo [Greta Garbo]. Why? Because she kept herself from the public. Each member of the audience had his own idea of what she was really like. But take the other stars of today. There is no mystery about them. The public knows what kind of toothpaste they use, whether they sleep in men’s pajamas and every intimate fact of their lives. When I read publicity about them, I can tell just which press agent they employ.
• [in 1962] All the old movies are turning up on television, and frankly, making pictures doesn’t interest me too much any more.
• [about Westerns] They have been the mainstay of the industry ever since its beginning. And they have been good to me. Westerns are a type of picture which everybody can see and enjoy. Westerns always make money. And they always increase a star’s fan following.

Randolph Scott Important Facts

• He and his second wife adopted two children in 1950.
• His face is rumored to be the model for the Oakland Raiders logo.
• Was Margaret Mitchell’s choice to play Ashley Wilkes in Gone with the Wind (1939).
• According to his adopted son Chris Scott in his book about his father, Randolph Scott wore a hearing aid during the last years of his life.
• He was scheduled to co-star once again with friend Cary Grant in Spawn of the North (1938), but salacious rumors about the two caused Paramount to replace them with Henry Fonda and George Raft. Shortly after completing his Paramount contract Scott opted not to resign and instead moved to Fox.
• In 1965 Mike Connolly reported that Scott was one of the wealthiest actors in the world with real estate holdings in San Fernando and Palm Springs alone worth over $100 million.
• Lupe Velez claimed in 1932 that she was going to marry Scott but changed her mind. Scott denied this, saying he only saw her once at the Brown Derby.
• He was hired by Victor Fleming to coach Gary Cooper on speaking with a Virginia accent for The Virginian (1929).
• Playing golf with Howard Hughes got him his first movie job as an extra on a silent film with George O’Brien and Lois Moran.
• Scott served in France in World War I with the 2nd Trench Mortar Battalion, 19th Field Artillery.
• During the early 1950s he was a consistent box-office draw. In the annual Motion Picture Herald Top Ten Polls, he ranked tenth in 1950, eighth in 1951 and again tenth in 1952.
• Campaigned for Barry Goldwater in the 1964 presidential election, and attended the Republican National Convention.
• Retired from acting at the age of 64 after the Sam Peckinpah western Ride the High Country (1962), stating that movie acting no longer interested him.
• He was very ill in the final years of his life, and was hospitalized several times with pneumonia.
• From 1950-53 he was among Hollywood’s Top 10 box-office draws.
• Due to his shrewd financial investments, he was reportedly worth around $100 million by the end of his life.
• He was a conservative Republican and one of Hollywood’s biggest supporters of Ronald Reagan as governor of California.
• Biography in: “The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives”. Volume Two, 1986-1990, pages 764-766. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1999.
• His image from his Westerns as an upright, outstanding sheriff or cowboy was so strong that it was paid homage to in Mel Brooks’ classic comedy Blazing Saddles (1974). When the African-American sheriff asks the reluctant townspeople for their help in fighting the bad guys, they unanimously reject him. However, when he says, “You’d do it for Randolph Scott!”, a heavenly chorus in the background sings “Randolph Scott!”, and the townspeople change their minds.
• Remained close friends with Cary Grant until the day he died. When he heard of his old friend’s death, he reportedly put his head in his hands and wept. He himself would die a little over 2 months afterwards.
• Inducted into the Hall of Great Western Performers of the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in 1975.
• Was the inspiration for the popular 1973 song “Whatever Happened to Randolph Scott?,” a top-20 country hit for the The Statler Brothers.
• Interred at Elmwood Cemetery, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA, just four blocks from his boyhood home at 312 W. 10th Street.
• Best friends were Cary Grant, Fred Astaire, and the Rev. Billy Graham.
• Rode a beautiful blond sorrel horse named Stardust in many of his westerns.
• From 1932-44 he was roommates with Cary Grant in a beach house known jocularly as Bachelor Hall. The close friendship between Scott and Grant and the steady stream of women into and out of Bachelor Hall have fed rumor mills for years. It was said by some that Grant and Scott were lovers, and the women were arranged by the film studios for public effect. A good number of women who knew both men stated unequivocally that the rumors were untrue, although it was said they were paid to say this by the studios.

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