Ivy Scott

Ivy Scott

Ivy Scott (1886 - 3 February 1947) was an Australian stage actress and opera singer.

She was born at sea off the coast of Java, "her christening robe was the Union Jack" and the birth was registered on Thursday Island.[1] Her Scottish parents were migrating to Australia and had wanted the baby born in North Queensland, where her father was hired to be the inspector of schools. Scott was raised in the Croydon, Queensland gold fields.

Scott made her theatrical debut in Hans, the Boatman before moving to the United States in 1910.[1] She was hired by the National Broadcasting Company (NBC) in 1925 and for seven years had her own radio program. Scott sang on all of NBC's light opera and Gilbert and Sullivan shows. She was the original Mrs. Hudson in NBC's Sherlock Holmes series, the Madam Louise in The Goldbergs radio show[1] and appeared on Broadway from 1932 to 1946.[2] In 1942 she was living on Staten Island.[1] She had a son, Harry E. Walker (1920–1998), who was a chemical engineer with the Shell Oil in Wood River, Illinois. She died in 1947.[3]

Performances

Theatre

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1940 Too Many Girls Mrs. Tewksbury
1943 Higher and Higher Mrs. Whiffin (final film role)

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Housefly Nearly Ruined Career: Ivy Scott, Veteran Singer, Recalls Amusing Incident in St. Louis 30 Years Ago". 5 August 1942. Archived from the original on 1 November 2006. Retrieved 22 August 2009.
  2. ^ "Ivy Scott". IBDB. Retrieved 22 August 2009.
  3. ^ "Ivy Scott, 61, Dies. Veteran of Stage. Musical Comedy and Operatic Star for 56 Years Played Role in 'Song of Norway'". New York Times. 4 February 1947. Retrieved 22 August 2009. Ivy Scott, a veteran of fifty-six years on the musical comedy and operatic stage, who last appeared as Mama Grieg in "Song- of Norway," died yesterday ...