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George Randolph Scott January 23, — March 2, was an American film actor, whose Hollywood career spanned from to As a leading man for all but the first three years of his cinematic career, Scott appeared in dramas, comedies, musicals , adventures, war , horror and fantasy films, and Westerns. Out of his more than film appearances, more than 60 of them were Westerns.

At 6 ft 2 in cm , lanky and muscular, Scott displayed a Southern drawl that offset his limitations. During the early s, Scott was a consistent box-office draw. In the annual Motion Picture Herald Top Ten Polls , his name appeared on the list for four consecutive years, from to Scott was born January 23, , in Orange County, Virginia , [ 5 ] and reared in Charlotte, North Carolina , the second of six children born to parents of Scottish descent.

Because of his family's financial status, Randolph was able to attend private schools, such as Woodberry Forest School. From an early age, Scott developed and displayed his athleticism, excelling in football , baseball, horse racing, and swimming.

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He was trained as an artillery observer and earned promotion to corporal in October and sergeant in February IV Corps in the Toul sector and Thiaucourt zone. After the Armistice of November 11, , ended the war, the 2nd TM Battalion took part in the post-war occupation of Germany as part of U. VI Corps. Following the armistice, Scott enrolled in the artillery Officer Candidate School , which was located in Saumur.

With his military career over Scott continued his education at Georgia Tech , where he was a member of the Kappa Alpha Order and set his sights on becoming an all-American football player. However a back injury prevented him from achieving this goal. Around , Scott developed an interest in acting and decided to make his way to Los Angeles and seek a career in the motion picture industry.