History Creator / LizabethScott

Lizabeth Virginia Scott (born Emma Matzo; September 29, 1922 – January 31, 2015) was an American actress of TheForties and [[TheFifties '50s]] known for her "caramel contralto" voice— as gossip columnist Hedda Hopper called it —and arresting beauty. She was known mainly for her work in the FilmNoir genre, usually playing duplicitous {{Femme Fatale}}s with a SugarAndIcePersonality who seduced men more with her words than her body.

Scott's rise to fame came in 1945 when she was scouted by producer Hal Wallis and debuted in a 1945 comedy-drama entitled ''You Came Along''. She then starred in several other films including ''Film/TheStrangeLoveOfMarthaIvers'' in 1946, much against Creator/BarbaraStanwyck's protests, co-starred in ''Film/DeadReckoning'' with Creator/HumphreyBogart, ''Desert Fury'' (1947), ''Pitfall'' (1948), and ''Film/TooLateForTears'' (1949) alongside Dan Duryea. She appeared in a total of 22 films from 1945 to the early 1970s, being the leading lady in all but one of them.

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!!Lizabeth Scott's career featured examples of:

* ContraltoOfDanger: Was known for her creamy, baritone purr of a voice that not only did many characters in her movies often remark on, but the magazines as well.

* ContraltoOfDanger: Was known for her creamy, baritonal purr of a voice that not only did many characters in her movies often remark on, but the magazines as well.
* EveryoneLovesBlondes: Her thick and shiny honey-blonde hair was the topic of many moviegoers' discussions.

* MsFanservice: Scott was given many provocative nicknames in the papers, including "The Tall, Tawny and Terrific", "The Voice of Allure", "The Hubba-Hubba Girl", and most notably "The Threat" [to Creator/LaurenBacall]. However despite this, it was noted in a 1996 interview that she did not believe she was beautiful, often telling herself that she was "interesting, but not pretty" in her early years.
* SelfAppliedNickname: Often referred to herself as "Scott", as seen in a 1945 ''Screenland'' article entitled "Listen, Scott!" in which the author interviewed and quoted her. Also counts as LastNameBasis.

* YouRemindMeOfX: Was constantly compared by the critics and general public to Creator/LaurenBacall, another blonde, husky-voiced actress of the silver screen whose big debut came a year before Lizabeth's, and Scott was even accused of parodying her.

* SelfAppliedNickname: Often referred to herself as "Scott", as seen in a 1945 ''Screenland'' article entitled "Listen, Scott!" in which the author interviewed and quoted her.

* StageName: She changed her stage name twice, the first variation of it being "Elizabeth Scott", which was derived from Maxwell Anderson's play ''Mary of Scotland''— a play about Elizabeth I and Mary, Queen of Scots. She later dropped the "E", claiming "Lizabeth" to be more of an attention-grabber. She legally changed her name from Emma Matzo to Lizabeth Virginia Scott in the late 1940s.
* MsFanservice: Scott was given many provocative nicknames in the papers, including "The Tall, Tawny and Terrific", "The Voice of Allure", "The Hubba-Hubba Girl", and most notably "The Threat" [to Creator/LaurenBacall]. However despite this, it was noted in a 1996 interview that she did not believe she was beautiful, often telling herself that she was "interesting, but not pretty" in her early years.
* EveryoneLovesBlondes: Her thick and shiny honey-blonde hair was the topic of many moviegoers' discussions.

* SelfAppliedNickname: Often referred to herself as "Scott", as seen in a 1945 ''Screenland'' article entitled "Listen, Scott!" in which the author interviewed and quoted her.

Born Emma Matzo on September 29, 1922, the future Lizabeth Scott was an America Actress of the 40s and 50s known for her “caramel contralto” voice— as gossip columnist Hedda Hopper called it —and arresting beauty. She was known mainly for her work in the film noir genre, usually playing duplicitous {{sugar and ice}} femme fatales who seduced men more with her words than her body.

Scott’s rise to fame came in 1945 when she was scouted by producer Hal Wallis and debuted in a 1945 comedy-drama entitled *You Came Along*. She then starred in several other films including *The Strange Lover Of Martha Ivers* in 1946, much against Barbara Stanwyck’s protests, co-starred in *Dead Reckoning* with Humphrey Bogart, *Desert Fury* (1947), *Pitfall* (1948), and *Too Late For Tears* (1949) alongside Dan Duryea. She appeared in a total of 22 films from 1945 to the early 1970s.

Sadly, she passed away on January 31st, 2015.

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Lizabeth Scott’s life and career exemplified:

* {{Stage Name}}: She changed her stage name twice, the first variation of it being “Elizabeth Scott”, which was derived from Maxwell Anderson’s play *Mary Of Scotland*— a play about Elizabeth I and Mary, Queen of Scots. She later dropped the “E”, claiming “Lizabeth” to be more of an attention-grabber. She legally changed her name from Emma Matzo to Lizabeth Scott in the late 1940s.
* {{Ms Fanservice}}: Scott was given many provocative nicknames in the papers, including “The Tall, Tawny and Terrific”, “The Voice of Allure”, “The Hubba-Hubba Girl”, and most notably “The Threat” [to Lauren Bacall]. However despite this, it was noted in a 1996 interview that she did not believe she was beautiful, often telling herself that she was “interesting, but not pretty” in her early years.
* {{Everyone Loves Blondes}}: Her thick and shiny honey-blonde hair was the topic of many moviegoers’ discussions.
* {{Contralto Of Danger}}: Was known for her creamy, baritonal purr of a voice that not only did many characters in her movies often remark on, but the magazines as well.
* {{Self Applied Nickname}} Often referred to herself as “Scott”, as seen in a 1945 Screenland article entitled “Listen, Scott!” in which the author interviewed and quoted her.
* {{Femme Fatale}}: Most of her characters were calculating and duplicitous femme fatales whose evilness led to their ultimate demise.
* {{Sugar and Ice Personality}}: Most of the characters she played exemplified this trope, a stark contrast to her sweet, down-to-earth personality interviewers remarked about in the magazines.
* {{You Remind Me of X}}: Was constantly compared by the critics and general public to Lauren Bacall, another blonde, husky-voiced actress of the silver screen whose big debut came a year before Lizabeth’s, and was even accused of parodying her.

* {{Ms. Fanservice}}: Scott was given many provocative nicknames in the papers, including “The Tall, Tawny and Terrific”, “The Voice of Allure”, “The Hubba-Hubba Girl”, and most notably “The Threat” [to Lauren Bacall]. However despite this, it was noted in a 1996 interview that she did not believe she was beautiful, often telling herself that she was “interesting, but not pretty” in her early years.

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