Name Allan Scott | Children Pippa Scott | |
Spouse Laura Straub (m. 1932–1966) Books The Spectrum Add-On Guide, Active Learning in 90 Minutes, Carefree: Screenplay Movies Top Hat, Swing Time, Shall We Dance, Follow the Fleet, Imitation of Life Similar People Mark Sandrich, Pandro S Berman, Eric Blore, Pippa Scott, Hermes Pan |
Allan Scott (May 23, 1906, Arlington, New Jersey - April 13, 1995, Santa Monica, California) was a screenwriter who was nominated for an Academy Award for So Proudly We Hail!.
He co-wrote the screenplays for a number of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers films: Top Hat (1935), Follow the Fleet (1936), Swing Time (1936), Shall We Dance (1937), and Carefree (1938), as well as Roberta (1935), in which they played supporting roles.
Allan was the father of actor Pippa Scott and brother of film producer and screenwriter Adrian Scott.
Complete filmography
As screenwriter, unless otherwise noted.References
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