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Gordon Scott (other)
Gordon Scott (1926–2007) was an American film and television actor. Gordon Scott may also refer to: * Gordon Scott (basketball) (born 1976), American basketball player *Gordon Scott (politician) (1908–1965), Australian politician *Gordon Wallace Scott Gordon Wallace Scott (1 October 1887 – 14 December 1940) was a Canadian politician. Born in Montreal, Quebec, Scott appointed Treasurer in the cabinet of Louis-Alexandre Taschereau on October 16, 1930. He was the unusucessful Liberal candi ... (1887–1940), Canadian politician See also * Scott Gordon (other) {{hndis, Scott, Gordon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gordon Scott
Gordon Scott (born Gordon Merrill Werschkul; August 3, 1926 – April 30, 2007) was an American film and television actor known for his portrayal of the fictional character Tarzan in five films (and one compilation of three made-as-a-pilot television episodes) of the ''Tarzan'' film series from 1955 to 1960. Gordon Scott was the eleventh Tarzan, starting with ''Tarzan’s Hidden Jungle'' (1955). He was "discovered" poolside, and offered "a seven-year contract, a loin cloth, and a new last name." Early life, education and military service Scott was born Gordon Merrill Werschkul in Portland, Oregon, one of nine children of advertising man Stanley Werschkul and his wife Alice. He was raised in Oregon and attended the University of Oregon, located in Eugene, Oregon, for one semester. Upon leaving school, he was drafted into the United States Army in 1944. He served as a drill sergeant and military policeman until he was honorably discharged in 1947. He then worked at a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gordon Scott (basketball)
Gordon Scott (born December 26, 1976) is an American professional basketball swingman who played for the VfL Kirchheim Knights from 2008 to 2011. Career Scott played college basketball with the Idaho Vandals men's basketball team and later for the Dakota Wizards. He was not drafted in the 2000 NBA draft and began playing in Germany with the Dragons Rhöndorf. For the next season, he was traded to Riesen Ludwigsburg, where he played two seasons in the Basketball Bundesliga The Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) (English language: ''Federal Basketball League''), for sponsorship reasons named easyCredit BBL, is the highest level league of professional club basketball in Germany. The league comprises 18 teams. A BBL season .... References 1976 births Living people American men's basketball players 21st-century African-American sportspeople 20th-century African-American sportspeople Idaho Vandals men's basketball players Basketball players from Tucson, Arizona Dakot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gordon Scott (politician)
Gordon Lincoln Scott (28 August 1908 – 28 August 1965) was an Australian politician. He was born in Ballarat to baker John Scott and Elizabeth Rowe Hutton. He attended Ballarat College and became a baker, and subsequently an estate agent. On 16 April 1932 he married Jessie Margaret Symons, who would later be the first female mayor of Ballarat; they had three children. He was a member of Ballarat City Council from 1951 to 1961, and served as mayor from 1958 to 1959. In 1955 he was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly as the Liberal and Country Party The Liberal Party of Australia (Victorian Division), branded as Liberal Victoria, and commonly known as the Victorian Liberals, is the state division of the Liberal Party of Australia in Victoria. It was formed in 1949 as the Liberal and Countr ... member for Ballarat South. He served until his retirement in 1964. Scott died in Ballarat in 1965. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Scott, Gordon 1908 births 1965 d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gordon Wallace Scott
Gordon Wallace Scott (1 October 1887 – 14 December 1940) was a Canadian politician. Born in Montreal, Quebec, Scott appointed Treasurer in the cabinet of Louis-Alexandre Taschereau on October 16, 1930. He was the unusucessful Liberal candidate for the riding of Huntingdon in a by-election held on November 4, 1930, losing to Martin Fisher. He held the role of Treasurer until November 27. He was appointed to the Legislative Council of Quebec for Wellington on November 13, 1930, and was made a minister without portfolio as well. He resigned on August 4, 1931, to run as the Liberal candidate in the riding of Montréal–Saint-Georges in the 1931 election. He was defeated by Charles Ernest Gault and was re-appointed to the Legislative Council on June 17, 1932, for the Victoria division. He died while in office on December 14, 1940, during the rescue operations carried out in the Atlantic Ocean after the sinking of the steamer ''Western Prince'' by the German submarine U-96 du ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
