Happy Birthday: George C. Scott (1927–1999)

Born: October 18, 1927 in Wise, Virginia, USA
Died: September 22, 1999 (age 71) in Westlake Village, California, USA

Married to: Trish Van Devere (14 September 1972 – 22 September 1999) (his death)
Colleen Dewhurst (4 July 1967 – 2 February 1972) (divorced)
Colleen Dewhurst (1960 – 1965) (divorced) (2 children)
Patricia Reed (1 March 1955 – 5 June 1960) (divorced) (2 children)
Carolyn Hughes (30 August 1951 – 1 January 1955) (divorced) (1 child)

[when asked for suggestions on how to judge acting] I have three tests. First, which dominates, the character or the actor? With very few exceptions it should be the character. Second, on film – as opposed to stage – we’re pretty much playing basic emotions: love, anger, fear, pity. So the trick is whether you can come up with any fresh choices to present these common emotions. Third – and this is the quality that separates the great ones from the good ones – I look for a “joy of performing” quality. Who had that quality? As much as anyone, Jimmy Cagney [James Cagney].

Anatomy of a Murder
1959
dir. Otto Preminger
Starring
James Stewart
Ben Gazzara