Anecdotes

Uncle of actress Pippa Scott.

Adopted a traumatized British war orphan during World War II.

Blacklisted in 1950s; one of the Hollywood Ten.

Younger brother of writer Allan Scott.

Ex-stepfather of Julie Payne.

During the Blacklist was fronted by Joan LaCour, who later became his wife.

During the Blacklist wrote for such TV shows as Ironside and The Bold Ones.

He had hoped to make his comeback as a producer with "Monsieur Lecoq" (1967), a comedy detective story vaguely inspired by the novels of Emile Gaboriau and starring Zero Mostel in the title role. Seth Holt was to direct, and began location shooting on the film, only to met with some bad weather. Holt was not bothered by this and filmed scenes in the rain without difficulty, but the studio cut off the money and the film was left unfinished and abandoned. Some people, including Holt (and probably Scott), felt that the decision was motivated by politics more than pragmatism.