Martha Scott Biography

Fast Facts

• In 1940, she won second place for Best Actress at the New York Film Critics Circle Awards
• Attended the University of Michigan, where she studied drama
• Was a third cousin of U․S․ President William McKinley
• Started out acting in Shakespeare productions at the 1934 World's Fair in Chicago
• Would frequently work on projects alongside Charlton Heston
• Was a co-founder of the production company Plumstead Playhouse
• Was offered the role of Mary Bailey in "It's a Wonderful Life," but turned the part down