Martha Ellen Scott (September 22, 1912 – May 28, 2003) was an American actress. She was featured in major films such as Cecil B. DeMille's The Ten Commandments (1956), and William Wyler's Ben-Hur (1959), playing the mother of Charlton Heston's character in both films. She originated the role of Emily Webb in Thornton Wilder's Our Town on Broadway in 1938 and later recreated the role in the 1940 film version, for which she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress. More about Martha Scott
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Scott was born in Jamesport, Missouri, the daughter of Letha (née McKinley) and Walter Alva Scott, an engineer and garage owner. Her mother was a second cousin of U.S. President William McKinley. The Scott family remained in Jamesport until Martha was 13 years old, when they moved to Kansas City, Missouri, and eventually to Detroit, Michigan. Scott became interested in acting in high school, an interest she furthered by attending the University of Michigan, earning a teaching certificate and a bachelor of arts degree in drama in 1934.The most expensive item with a signature of Martha Scott (Martha Scott Signed Original Poster STRANGE BARGAIN 14x36 JSA COA Autograph AUTO) was sold in June 2017 for $56.00 while the cheapest item (Martha Scott - Signed Photo - Guaranteed Genuine) found a new owner for $0.99 in January 2014. The month with the most items sold (2) was March 2022 with an average selling price of $12.83 for an autographed item of Martha Scott. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in June 2017 with $56.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was August 2008. In average, an autographed item from Martha Scott is worth $13.22.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Martha Scott were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
Item Title | Price | Store | |
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Actress MARTHA SCOTT Autograph | $20.00 | ||
Actress Martha Scott Ben-Hur Ten Commandments Autographed Photo | $19.95 | ||
Actress Martha Scott Ben-Hur Ten Commandments Signed Autograph Photo 8x10 | $19.95 | ||
Martha Scott - 1912-2003 (The Ten Commandments co-star) Signed Photo | $14.50 | ||
Martha Scott - Signed Autograph Headshot Photo - Dallas | $29.99 | ||
Martha Scott - The Ten Commandments - Ben-Hur - Our Town - Hotel - Autograph | $9.72 | ||
Martha Scott Actress 1976 George Abbot TV Movie Autographed Signed Index Card | $29.99 | ||
Martha Scott Ben-Hur Ten Commandments Dallas Rare Signed Autograph Photo Display | $39.99 | ||
MARTHA SCOTT BEN-HUR TEN COMMANDMENTS ORIGINAL SIGNED CARD d. 2003 | $21.67 | ||
MARTHA SCOTT signed autograph | $14.95 |