Allan Scott | |
Birth Date: | May 23, 1906 |
Birth Place: | Arlington, New Jersey, U.S. |
Death Place: | Santa Monica, California, U.S. |
Occupation: | Screenwriter |
Children: | Pippa Scott |
Relatives: | Adrian Scott (brother) |
Allan Scott (May 23, 1906 – April 13, 1995) 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.[1]
As screenwriter, unless otherwise noted.
Allan was the father of actress Pippa Scott and brother of film producer and screenwriter Adrian Scott. He died on 13 April 1995 at St. John's Health Center in Santa Monica, California, at age 88.[2]