Cyril Scott
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About
Remembered primarily for his New York stage career, this Northern Irish-born actor performed in over thirty Broadway productions, including Tomorrow's a Holiday (1935-36), Polly with a Past (1917-1918), The Lottery Man (1909-1910) and A Runaway Girl (1898-1899).
Before Fame
He made his Broadway debut in the 1893 production of The Girl I Left Behind Me and appeared in his first film, Arizona, in 1913.
Trivia
He joined theatrical companies that counted among their ranks such prominent members as Richard Mansfield, Minnie Maddern Fiske, and Lotta Crabtree. Also a silent film actor, he appeared in features such as The Day of Days (1914) and His Loyal Highness (1932).
Family Life
He spent his youth in Banbridge, County Down, Northern Ireland, and later relocated to New York City. He was married to actress Louise Eissing until her suicide in the early 1920s.
Associated With
He appeared in several musical theater productions with the popular entertainer DeWolf Hopper.
