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Martha Scott
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1914
- Died
- 2003
- Works
- 2
Top works
- Design for a stained glass window
- Soldier's wife
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Film & TV
Acting
Martha Ellen Scott (1912–2003) was an American actress best known for her roles as mother of the lead character in numerous films and television shows.
Known for
- The Making of The Ten Commandments — Self (archive footage)2003
- Charlton Heston: For All Seasons — Self1995
- Daughter of the Streets — Sarah1990
- Love and Betrayal — Ginger1989
- William Holden: The Golden Boy — Self1989
- Doin' Time on Planet Earth — Virginia Camalier1988
- Adam: His Song Continues — Gram Walsh1986
- Murder, She Wrote — Georgia Wilson1984
- Highway to Heaven1984
- Adam — Gram Walsh1983
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 2
- Total plays
- 2
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Common method biases in behavioral research: A critical review of the literature and recommended remedies.
· 2003 · cited 67,636x
- Gene set enrichment analysis: A knowledge-based approach for interpreting genome-wide expression profiles
· 2005 · cited 48,803x
- SciPy 1.0: fundamental algorithms for scientific computing in Python
· 2020 · cited 36,438x
- Going deeper with convolutions
· 2015 · cited 32,859x
- QIIME allows analysis of high-throughput community sequencing data
· 2010 · cited 30,940x
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Key facts
- Born
- Martha Ellen Scott , ( 1912-09-22 ) September 22, 1912, Jamesport, Missouri , U.S.
- Died
- May 28, 2003 (2003-05-28) (aged 90), Los Angeles, California , U.S.
- Resting place
- Masonic Cemetery
- Education
- University of Michigan (BA)
- Occupation
- Actress
- Years active
- 1934–1990
- Spouses
- Carlton Alsop ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1940 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1946 ) Mel Powell ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1946 ; died 1998 )
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Martha Ellen Scott (September 22, 1912 – May 28, 2003) was an American actress. She was featured in major films such as Cecil B. DeMille’s The Ten Commandments (1956), and William Wyler's Ben-Hur (1959). Martha played the mother of Charlton Heston's character in both films. She originated the role of Emily Webb in Thornton Wilder's Our Town on Broadway in 1938, and later recreated the role in the 1940 film version, for which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress.
Early life
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