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Scotty Beckett

Scotty BeckettAKA Scott Hastings Beckett

Born: 4-Oct-1929
Birthplace: Oakland, CA
Died: 10-May-1968
Location of death: Los Angeles, CA
Cause of death: Suicide [1]
Remains: Buried, San Fernando Mission Cemetery, Mission Hills, CA

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Actor

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Child star train wreck


[1] Deliberate overdose of barbiturates, suicide note.

Father: Ralph Beckett (d. 1934)
Wife: Beverly Baker (tennis player, m. 28-Sep-1949, div. 5-Feb-1950)
Wife: Sunny Vickers (m. 27-Jun-1951, div. 15-Feb-1957, one son)
Son: Scott Hastings Beckett, Jr. (b. 6-Nov-1951)
Wife: Margaret C. Sabo (m. 17-Feb-1961, until his death)

    High School: Los Angeles High School, Los Angeles, CA
    University: University of Southern California (dropped out)

    Driving While Intoxicated 1948
    Passing Bad Checks 1954
    Driving While Intoxicated 1959 (crippling him)
    Assault with a Deadly Weapon 1963 (with knife)
    Assault 1963 (on his wife, using a crutch)
    Suicide Attempt 1957 (pills)
    Suicide Attempt 1963 (slashed wrists)
    Risk Factors: Alcoholism

    TELEVISION
    The Little Rascals (1934-36)

    FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
    The Happy Years (7-Jul-1950)
    Louisa (31-May-1950)
    Nancy Goes to Rio (10-Mar-1950) · Scotty Sheldan
    Battleground (9-Nov-1949) · William J. Hooper
    A Date with Judy (21-Jun-1948)
    Dangerous Years (7-Dec-1947)
    Cynthia (29-Aug-1947) · Will Parker
    The Jolson Story (10-Oct-1946) · Al Jolson
    White Tie and Tails (30-Aug-1946)
    My Reputation (25-Jan-1946) · Kim Drummond
    Junior Miss (16-Jun-1945)
    Circumstantial Evidence (20-Apr-1945)
    The Climax (20-Oct-1944) · The King
    Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (14-Jan-1944) · Ali Baba
    Good Luck, Mr. Yates (29-Jun-1943) · Jimmy Dixon
    The Youngest Profession (26-Feb-1943) · Junior Lyons
    Between Us Girls (4-Sep-1942)
    It Happened in Flatbush (28-May-1942)
    Kings Row (2-Feb-1942) · Parris Mitchell, as a Boy
    The Vanishing Virginian (23-Jan-1942) · Joel Yancey
    Aloma of the South Seas (27-Aug-1941)
    Gold Rush Maisie (26-Jul-1940) · Harold Davis
    My Favorite Wife (2-May-1940) · Tim
    My Son, My Son! (22-Mar-1940)
    The Blue Bird (19-Jan-1940)
    Days of Jesse James (20-Dec-1939) · Buster Samuels
    Blind Alley (29-May-1939)
    Listen, Darling (18-Oct-1938) · Billie Wingate
    Marie Antoinette (8-Jul-1938) · The Dauphin
    It Happened in Hollywood (7-Sep-1937)
    The Charge of the Light Brigade (20-Oct-1936) · Prema Singh
    Anthony Adverse (29-Jul-1936) · Anthony's Son
    I Dream Too Much (27-Nov-1935) · Boy on Carousel
    Pursuit (9-Aug-1935)
    Dante's Inferno (31-Jul-1935) · Alexander Carter
    Stand Up and Cheer! (19-Apr-1934)
    Gallant Lady (7-Dec-1933)


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