Lizabeth Scott
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Scott in 1947
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Emma Matzo September 29, 1922 Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Died | January 31, 2015 (aged 92) Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Cause of death | Congestive heart failure |
| Other names | Elizabeth Scott |
| Occupation | Actress, singer, model |
| Years active | 1942–1972 |
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Lizabeth Virginia Scott (born Emma Matzo; September 29, 1922 – January 31, 2015) was an American actress, known for her "smoky voice" and being "the most beautiful face of film noir during the 1940s and 1950s". After understudying the role of Sabina in the original Broadway and Boston stage productions of The Skin of Our Teeth, she emerged in such films as The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (1946), Dead Reckoning (1947), Desert Fury (1947) and Too Late for Tears (1949). Of her 22 films, she was the leading lady in all but one. In addition to stage and radio, she appeared on television from the late 1940s to early 1970s.
Emma Matzo born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, the oldest of six children born to Mary (née Pennock; 1899–1981) and John Matzo (1895–1968). There have been multiple conflicting accounts as to her parents' ethnic origins, with most mentioning English, Russian, and Ukrainian. Her family lived in the Pine Brook section of Scranton, where her father owned Matzo Market. Scott characterized her father as a "lifelong Republican", which influenced her own capitalistic views. The family was immersed in all things cultural, especially music. This love of music influenced Scott's voice.
Scott's accent, timbre, and tempo were molded beginning in first grade. Her parents sent her to weekly lessons at a local elocution school. As a result, she lost the Northeast Pennsylvania English spoken in the Scranton area. Her trademark broad A is characteristic of Mid-Atlantic English. Scott herself attributed the tone of her voice to heredity, as a younger sister had a similarly deep voice. In addition, she received six years of piano lessons and two of voice. As a young girl, working in her father's store, she dreamed of being a journalist, then an opera singer and finally an actress.
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