Academy Award Winning Actor for his historic portrayal of World War II General George S. Patton, Jr.

(1927-99) Born in Wise, Virginia, he became well known as an American stage, film and television actor, director, and producer who had a celebrated career. He was considered an actor of rare courage. After graduating high school, he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps, serving from 1945-49 with rank of sergeant. Following his military service, Scott enrolled in the University of Missouri, on the G.I. Bill, graduating in 1953. He majored in journalism, and then became interested in drama, and started acting in college stage productions. His professional roles earned him numerous accolades including two Golden Globe Awards, two Prime Time Emmy Awards, and five Tony Awards. Though he won the Academy Award for Best Actor for playing the iconic World War II General George S. Patton, in the movie titled, "Patton," (1970), he became the first actor to refuse the award, having warned the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences months in advance that he would do so on the basis of his belief that performances can't be compared to others. "Patton" also won the Academy Award for best picture in 1970. His other Oscar-nominated roles include Anatomy of a Murder (1959), The Hustler (1961), and The Hospital (1971). Scott suffered a series of heart attacks in the 1980's, and died on September 22, 1999, at the age of 71. He was buried in the Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery, in Westwood, California.

Card Signature: 5 x 2 3/4, boldly signed in ink, Geo. C. Scott. Extremely desirable autograph!

WBTS Trivia: George Smith Patton, Sr., the grandfather of legendary World War II General George S. Patton, Jr., was a student of Professor Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson, at the Virginia Military Institute, and graduated in the class of 1852. He served as Colonel of the 22nd Virginia Infantry during the War Between The States, and was wounded 3 times during the fighting; at the battle of Scary Creek, Va., on July 17, 1861; at Giles Court House, Va., on May 10, 1862; and he was mortally wounded at the battle of Opequon, Va., and died of his wounds on September 25, 1864. He is buried in the Stonewall Jackson Cemetery, in Winchester, Va.

George Smith Patton, II, was the son of Confederate Colonel George Smith Patton, Sr., who was killed in 1864 during the War Between The States. He was also the father of World War II General George S. Patton, Jr. Born at Charleston, Virginia, on September 30, 1856, he graduated from the Virginia Military Institute in 1877. He served as Los Angeles County, California, District Attorney, and was the first City Attorney of Pasadena, California, and the first mayor of San Marino, California. He died on June 10, 1927, at Lake Vineyard Ranch, Los Angeles, Ca., and was buried at San Gabriel, California.

George Smith Patton, Jr. (1885-1945) Born on November 11, 1885, in San Gabriel, Ca., to George Smith Patton II. On December 9, 1945, Patton's 1938 Cadillac limousine he was riding in collided with an American army truck, and he received a very serious spinal injury, and was taken to a hospital in Heidelberg, where he died 12 days later. He is buried at Luxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial. The famous World War II general, nicknamed "Old Blood and Guts," attended the Virginia Military Institute, and the United States Military Academy at West Point. He studied fencing and designed the M-1913 Cavalry Saber, more commonly known as the "Patton Saber." He commanded the Seventh United States Army in the Mediterranean Theater of World War II, and the Third United States Army in France and Germany after the Allied invasion of Normandy in June 1944.