# Jan Scott > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Jan_Scott > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Jan_Scott.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_Scott > Source revision: 1353557498 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) For the American animator and translator, see [Jan Scott-Frazier](/source/Jan_Scott-Frazier). American production designer and art director (1914–2003) Jan Scott Born (1914-09-26)September 26, 1914 Water Valley, Mississippi Died April 17, 2003(2003-04-17) (aged 88) Hollywood, California, U.S. Education University of Chicago Art Institute of Chicago Massachusetts Institute of Technology Occupations Production designer Art director **Jan Spencer Scott** (September 26, 1914 – April 17, 2003) was an American production designer and art director. She won 11 [Primetime Emmy Awards](/source/Primetime_Emmy_Award), more than any woman in the history of television and more than any other production designers. Scott was nominated for Emmy Awards a record total of 29 times. She was also a president of the Society of Motion Picture Art Directors and also served as a vice-president, second vice-president and governor of the [Academy of Television Arts & Sciences](/source/Academy_of_Television_Arts_%26_Sciences).[1] ## Early years Scott was born in [Water Valley, Mississippi](/source/Water_Valley%2C_Mississippi), in 1914. Her family moved to [Carbondale, Illinois](/source/Carbondale%2C_Illinois), while Scott was an infant. Her father worked for a railroad, and her mother was an artist who died when she Scott was one-and-a-half or two years old. She attended Carbondale Community High School and then studied architecture at the [University of Chicago](/source/University_of_Chicago).[2] ## Art directing ### NBC Chicago While still studying at the University of Chicago, Scott began working at NBC in Chicago. She did design, scenic painting, carpentry, and lighting work for local television programs.[2] Among others, she worked on a news show with [Hugh Downs](/source/Hugh_Downs) and a cooking show.[3] She did internships at [WPTZ](/source/WPTZ) in Philadelphia and another at [MIT](/source/Massachusetts_Institute_of_Technology).[2] ### NBC New York In 1955, Scott moved to [New York City](/source/New_York_City) where she worked as an art director for NBC.[2] In New York, she worked on live drama shows, including *[NBC Opera Theatre](/source/NBC_Opera_Theatre)*. She also painted sets for the [Metropolitan Opera](/source/Metropolitan_Opera)[3] Her first prolonged assignment at NBC was as the art director on the *[DuPont Show of the Month](/source/DuPont_Show_of_the_Month)*, an anthology drama series that began production in 1957. On the DuPont show, she worked closely with directors [George Roy Hill](/source/George_Roy_Hill), [Fielder Cook](/source/Fielder_Cook), and [Franklin J. Schaffner](/source/Franklin_J._Schaffner).[3] She also worked with Schaffer on *[Hallmark Hall of Fame](/source/Hallmark_Hall_of_Fame)*, including a production of *[A Doll's House](/source/A_Doll's_House_(1959_film))* in 1959.[3] She received an Emmy nomination for her art direction on the 1958 production *[Hans Brinker and the Silver Skates](/source/Hans_Brinker_and_the_Silver_Skates_(film))*, broadcast as part of the *[Hallmark Hall of Fame](/source/Hallmark_Hall_of_Fame)* series. For Hans Brinker, she designed an ice rink in Brooklyn. She was also nominated on her work for *Big Deal in Loredo*.[4] ### 1960s and 1970s In 1960, she worked on [Sidney Lumet](/source/Sidney_Lumet)'s Emmy-nominated production of *[Sacco-Vanzetti Story](/source/Sacco-Vanzetti_Story)*. Scott's work on that production included the courtroom and the jail.[4] She worked on a television productions of several musicals in the late 1960s, including *Brigadoon*, *[Carousel](/source/Carousel_(1967_film))*, *[Kismet](/source/Kismet_(1967_film))*, and *[Kiss Me Kate](/source/Kiss_Me_Kate_(1968_film))*. She won Emmy Awards for her work on *Kismet* and *Kiss Me Kate*.[4][5] She won her third Emmy Award for the 1970 *[CBS Playhouse](/source/CBS_Playhouse)* production of *[Shadow Game](/source/Shadow_Game_(CBS_Playhouse))*, a drama directed by [Paul Bogart](/source/Paul_Bogart) set against the 1965 Northeast blackout. She also worked that year on the PBS courtroom drama *[The Andersonville Trial](/source/The_Andersonville_Trial)* directed by [George C. Scott](/source/George_C._Scott).[6] In 1972, she art directed for the PBS production *[The Scarecrow](/source/The_Scarecrow_(Hollywood_Television_Theatre))*. Scott later said that it was her favorite production. Her work included interiors for a large New England house.[6] In 1974, she worked on *[The Lie](/source/The_Lie_(CBS_Playhouse_90))* for *Playhouse 90*, another production for which she won two Emmy Awards.[7] She won three Emmy Awards for her work on the ABC mini-series *[Eleanor and Franklin](/source/Eleanor_and_Franklin_(miniseries))* (1976) and its sequel *[Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years](/source/Eleanor_and_Franklin%3A_The_White_House_Years)* (1977). The two mini-series won a total of 17 Emmy Awards.[6][5] In 1976, she worked on the *[Roots](/source/Roots_(1977_miniseries))* miniseries. She stayed for the first six episodes. She left the production due to conflicts with [Hutu](/source/Hutu) members of the cast.[8] Other notable works in the late 1970s included *[The Gathering](/source/The_Gathering_(1977_film))* (1977) and *[Orphan Train](/source/Orphan_Train_(film))*.[8] She moved to Los Angeles in the 1970s, purchasing in a house in the [Hollywood Hills](/source/Hollywood_Hills).[8] ### 1980s and 1990s She next won an Emmy Award for her work on the *[Evergreen](/source/Evergreen_(miniseries))* (1985), a miniseries that spanned the history of a Jewish family over a 50-year period. *Evergreen* was shot partly in Israel and partly in New York's [Lower East Side](/source/Lower_East_Side).[8] She won an Emmy Award for *Evergreen*. She also won Emmy Awards for *[Foxfire](/source/Foxfire_(1987_film))* (1987), *[I'll Be Home for Christmas](/source/I'll_Be_Home_for_Christmas_(1988_film))* (1988), and *[Harvest of Fire](/source/Harvest_of_Fire)* (1996).[5] ### Later years Scott died in 2003 at age 88 at her home in the Hollywood Hills.[1] She was posthumously inducted into the [Art Directors Guild Hall of Fame](/source/Art_Directors_Guild_Hall_of_Fame) in 2006. ## Selected filmography ### Television - *[The Kaiser Aluminum Hour](/source/The_Kaiser_Aluminum_Hour)* (1956, scenic design) (Emmy nominee)[9][5] - *[Hans Brinker and the Silver Skates](/source/Hans_Brinker_and_the_Silver_Skates_(film))* (1958, art direction) (Emmy nominee)[9][5] - *[A Doll's House](/source/A_Doll's_House_(1959_film))* (1959) (Emmy nominee)[5] - *[Sacco-Vanzetti Story](/source/Sacco-Vanzetti_Story)* (1960)[4] - *[The DuPont Show of the Week](/source/The_DuPont_Show_of_the_Week)* (1961, art director) (Emmy nominee)[9][5] - *[Theatre '62](/source/Theatre_'62)* (1962) (Emmy nominee)[5] - *[Carousel](/source/Carousel_(1967_film))* (1967, art director)[9] - *[Kismet](/source/Kismet_(1967_film))* (1967, art director)(Emmy winner)[9] - *[Kiss Me Kate](/source/Kiss_Me_Kate_(1968_film))* (1968, art director) (Emmy winner)[9][5] - *[Shadow Game](/source/Shadow_Game_(CBS_Playhouse))* (1970, art director) (Emmy winner)[9] - *[The Andersonville Trial](/source/The_Andersonville_Trial)* (1970)[6] - *[Montserrat](/source/Montserrat_(Hollywood_Television_Theatre))* (1971, art director) (Emmy nominee)[9][5] - *[The Scarecrow](/source/The_Scarecrow_(Hollywood_Television_Theatre))* (1972, art director) (Emmy winner)[9][5] - *[Another Part of the Forest](/source/Another_Part_of_the_Forest#Adaptations)* (1973, art director) (Emmy nominee)[9][5] - *[The Lie](/source/The_Lie_(CBS_Playhouse_90))* (1974, art director) (Emmy winner)[9][5] - *[Trilogy of Terror](/source/Trilogy_of_Terror)* (1975)[4] - *[Eleanor and Franklin](/source/Eleanor_and_Franklin_(miniseries))* (1976) (Emmy winner)[9][5] - *[Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years](/source/Eleanor_and_Franklin%3A_The_White_House_Years)* (1977) (Emmy winner)[9][5] - *[Roots](/source/Roots_(1977_miniseries))*, Part II (1977) (Emmy nominee)[9][5] - *[The Gathering](/source/The_Gathering_(1977_film))* (1977, art direction) (Emmy nominee)[5] - *[Orphan Train](/source/Orphan_Train_(film))* (1979)[10] - *[Studs Lonigan](/source/Studs_Lonigan#Television)* (1979, art direction) (Emmy winner)[5] - *[Marilyn: The Untold Story](/source/Marilyn%3A_The_Untold_Story)* (1981, art direction) (Emmy winner)[5] - *[Evergreen](/source/Evergreen_(miniseries))* (1985, production designer) (Emmy winner)[9][5] - *[The Long Hot Summer](/source/The_Long_Hot_Summer_(1985_film))* (1986, art direction) (Emmy nominee)[5] - *[Foxfire](/source/Foxfire_(1987_film))* (1987, art direction) (Emmy winner)[5] - *[I'll Be Home for Christmas](/source/I'll_Be_Home_for_Christmas_(1988_film))* (1988, art direction) (Emmy winner)[5] - *[The Kennedys of Massachusetts](/source/The_Kennedys_of_Massachusetts)* (1990)[10] - *[Cruel Doubt](/source/Cruel_Doubt)* (1992, art direction)(Emmy nominee)[5] - *[Harvest of Fire](/source/Harvest_of_Fire)* (1996, art direction) (Emmy winner)[5] - *[The Summer of Ben Tyler](/source/The_Summer_of_Ben_Tyler)* (1996)[11] - *[The Love Letter](/source/The_Love_Letter_(1998_film))* (1998)[11] - *[Grace and Glorie](/source/Grace_and_Glorie)* (1998)[4] ### Feature films - *[The World of Henry Orient](/source/The_World_of_Henry_Orient)* (1964, production designer)[12] - *[The End](/source/The_End_(1978_film))* (1978)[9] - *[Rich and Famous](/source/Rich_and_Famous_(1981_film))* (1981)[9] - *[Grandview, U.S.A.](/source/Grandview%2C_U.S.A.)* (1984, production designer)[9] ## See also - [Art Directors Guild Hall of Fame](/source/Art_Directors_Guild_Hall_of_Fame) ## References 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-LAT_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-LAT_1-1) ["Jan Scott, 88; Art Director Won 11 Emmy Awards"](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59380845/obituary-for-jan-scott-aged-88/). *Los Angeles Times*. April 20, 2003 – via [Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com). 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-AAT1_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-AAT1_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-AAT1_2-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-AAT1_2-3) ["Jan Scott Interview, part 1"](https://interviews.televisionacademy.com/interviews/jan-scott?clip=103766#interview-clips). Archive of American Television. Retrieved September 15, 2020. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-AAT2_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-AAT2_3-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-AAT2_3-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-AAT2_3-3) ["Jan Scott Interview, part 2"](https://interviews.televisionacademy.com/interviews/jan-scott?clip=chapter2#interview-clips). Archive of American Television. Retrieved September 15, 2020. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-AAT3_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-AAT3_4-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-AAT3_4-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-AAT3_4-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-AAT3_4-4) [***f***](#cite_ref-AAT3_4-5) ["Jan Scott Interview, part 3"](https://interviews.televisionacademy.com/interviews/jan-scott?clip=103771#interview-clips). 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Retrieved September 15, 2020. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-AAT4_6-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-AAT4_6-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-AAT4_6-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-AAT4_6-3) ["Jan Scott Interview, part 4"](https://interviews.televisionacademy.com/interviews/jan-scott?clip=103774#interview-clips). Archive of American Television. Retrieved September 15, 2020. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["The Lie CBS Playhouse 90"](https://www.emmys.com/shows/lie-cbs-playhouse-90). Television Academy. Retrieved September 15, 2020. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-AAT5_8-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-AAT5_8-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-AAT5_8-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-AAT5_8-3) ["Jan Scott Interview, part 6"](https://interviews.televisionacademy.com/interviews/jan-scott?clip=103776#interview-clips). Archive of American Television. 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Retrieved September 15, 2020. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-AAT7_11-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-AAT7_11-1) ["Jan Scott Interview, part 7"](https://interviews.televisionacademy.com/interviews/jan-scott?clip=103780#interview-clips). Archive of American Television. Retrieved September 15, 2020. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-Obit_12-0)** ["Jan Scott, Emmy-winning art director, production designer"](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59365926/obituary-for-jan-scott-emmy-winning/). *The Miami Herald*. April 21, 2003 – via [Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com). ## External links - [Jan Scott](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0779278/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier)) v t e Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Art Direction for a Single-Camera Series 1950s William Ferrari / Otis Riggs (1956) Paul Barnes / Albert Heschong (1957) Rouben Ter-Arutunian (1958) Edward Stephenson / Claudio Guzmán (1959) 1960s Ralph Berger and Frank Smith John J. Lloyd (1961) Frank Smith (1962) Carroll Clark and Marvin Aubrey Davis (1963) Warren Clymer (1964) Warren Clymer / Bill Harp and Tom H. John (1965) James Trittipo (1966) No Award (1967) James Trittipo / George Gaines and Jan Scott (1968) Lucien Hafley and Bill Ross (1969) 1970s Earl Carlson and Jan Scott (1970) Peter Roden (1971) Jan Scott (1972) Tom H. John (1973) Jan Scott and Charles Kreiner (1974) Charles Lisanby and Robert Checchi (1975) Tom H. John, John A. Wendell and Wesley Laws (1976) Thomas Azzari / Tim Harvey (1977) Edward Stephenson and Robert Checchi / Tim Harvey (1978) Howard E. Johnson and Richard C. Goddard (1979) 1980s James D. Bissell and Bill Webb (1980) Howard E. Johnson, John M. Dwyer and Robert George Freer (1981) Ira Diamond and Joseph Stone (1982) John W. Corso, Frank Grieco and Robert George Freer (1983) James Hulsey and Bruce Kay (1984) Jeffrey Howard and Robert Lacey Jr. (1985) Jacqueline Webber and Norman Rockett (1986) Jeffrey L. Goldstein and Richard D. Kent / Richard B. Lewis, Bernard P. Cutler and Leslie McCarthy-Frankenheimer (1987) John B. Mansbridge and Charles Korian (1988) James J. Agazzi and Bill Harp (1989) 1990s Richard D. James and Jim Mees (1990) John C. Mula, Brian Savegar and Kevin Pfeiffer (1991) Woody Crocker, Kenneth Berg and Gene Serdena (1992) Dean Edward Mitzner and Tom Pedigo (1993) Paul Eads and Mary Ann Biddle (1994) Garvin Eddy and Rochelle Moser (1995) Paul Eads, Mindy Roffman and Mary Ann Biddle (1996) Graeme Murray, Gary Pembroke Allen and Shirley Inget (1997) Graeme Murray, Greg Loewen and Shirley Inget (1998) Jon Hutman, Tony Fanning and Ellen Totleben (1999) 2000s Jon Hutman, Tony Fanning and Ellen Totleben (2000) Paul Eads, Mindy Roffman and Jan Pascale (2001) Scott Chambliss, Cece Destefano and Karen Manthey (2002) Aaron Osborne and Jeannie Gunn (2003) Bernt Amadeus Capra, Jeremy Cassells, Leslie McCarthy-Frankenheimer, Dan Bishop, Roger L. King, Gary Kosko and Sara Andrews (2004) Maria Caso, James J. Murakami, David Potts and Ernie Bishop (2005) Joseph Bennett, Domenico Sinca, Christina Onori (2006) Joseph Bennett, Anthony D. G. Pratt, Carlo Serafin and Christiana Onori (2007) Bob Shaw, Henry Dunn and Rena DeAngelo (2008) Michael Wylie, Kenneth J. Creber and Halina Siwolop (2009) 2010s Tom Conroy, Colman Corish and Chrispian Sallis (2010) Bob Shaw, Doug Huszti and Debra Schutt (2011) Bill Groom, Adam Scher and Carol Silverman / Gemma Jackson, Frank Walsh and Tina Jones (2012) Bill Groom, Adam Scher and Carol Silverman (2013) v t e Art Directors Guild Lifetime Achievement Award 1996—2014 Robert F. Boyle Henry Bumstead Harold Michelson Jan Scott Albert Brenner Sir Ken Adam William J. Creber John B. Mansbridge Dean Tavoularis Stuart Craig Paul Sylbert Terence Marsh Patricia Norris Tony Walton Herman Zimmerman Camille Abbott Jim Bissell John P. Bruce Rick Carter Will Ferrell 2015—2020 Bill Anderson Harrison Ellenshaw Patrizia Von Brandenstein Cate Bangs Albert Obregon Joseph Musso Rene Lagler William J. Newmon II James J. Murakami John Moffitt Marty Kline Norm Newberry Joe Alves Denis Olsen Stephen Berger Jack Johnson John Eaves Patrick DeGreve Martha Johnson Stuart Wurtzel v t e Art Directors Guild Hall of Fame (2000s) 2005 Wilfred Buckland Richard Day John DeCuir Anton Grot Boris Leven William Cameron Menzies Van Nest Polglase 2006 John Box Hans Dreier Cedric Gibbons Jan Scott Alexandre Trauner 2007 Hilyard M. Brown Henry Bumstead Carroll Clark Stephen Goosson Harry Horner 2008 Edward Carfagno Stephen B. Grimes Dale Hennesy James Trittipo Lyle R. Wheeler 2009 Ted Haworth Joseph McMillan "Mac" Johnson Romain Johnston John Meehan Harold Michelson Complete list 2000s 2010s 2020s Authority control databases International ISNI VIAF GND WorldCat National United States Artists Emmy Awards --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Jan Scott](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_Scott) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_Scott?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.