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  • B-Day: 'We fight and we fight to win'

    featuring the opening scene from the 1970 Hollywood movie, Patton . Advertisement The scene features Patton, played by actor George C. Scott, standing before a giant American flag, saluting. Mr McTernan played the first 21 seconds of the movie's soundtrack   from Sydney Morning Herald Read more »

  • Remembering the 73 men who died in 'The Forgotten Airship'

    crash is a staple of U.S. history and was the subject of a Led Zeppelin album cover and blockbuster movie starring George C. Scott and Anne Bancroft, the crash of the USS Akron off Barnegat during stormy weather on April 4, 1933, has largely been ignored.   from NJ.com Read more »

  • ‘Emperor’ commands attention

    tantalizing throwback to the 1970 classic “Patton” fea­turing a signature turn by George C. Scott in the title role, and of course the 1977 Joseph Sargent film ­“MacArthur” with Gregory Peck, Peter Webber’s ­“Emperor” arrives on the heels of the recent Academy   from Boston Herald Read more »

  • Kim Morgan: Three Favorite Oscar Moments

    moments -- moments that simply make me happy. There are others of legendary lore: Rod Steiger thanking the Maharishi, George C. Scott not showing up, Brando's Littlefeather showing up, and again, Joan in bed, but I'm sticking to these three stars who, a la   from The Huffington Post Read more »

  • ‘Orphans’: no beef with Alec

    which many insiders were betting would happen sooner or later. Broadway hasn’t seen two such hot-headed actors since George C. Scott and Nicol Williamson! But do a little digging, and you’ll discover that no one on “Orphans” has a bad word to say about Baldwin.   from New York Post Read more »

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About George C. Scott

George C. Scott (October 18, 1927 – September 22, 1999) was an American stage and film actor, director and producer. He was best known for his stage work, as well as his portrayal of General George S. Patton in the film Patton, and as General Buck Turgidson in Stanley Kubrick's Dr. Strangelove.

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