Editing Randolph Scott (section)

==Personal life==
Randolph Scott married twice. In 1936 he became the second husband of heiress [[Marion duPont Scott|Marion duPont]], daughter of William du Pont Sr., and great-granddaughter of Éleuthère Irénée du Pont de Nemours, the founder of [[E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company]]. Marion had previously married George Somerville, with Scott serving as best man at the wedding. The Scotts' marriage ended in divorce three years later. The union produced no children. Though divorced, she kept his last name nearly five decades until her death in 1983.<ref>Sargent, Sarah. [http://www.virginialiving.com/virginiana/history/a-tomboys-legacy/ "A tomboy's legacy"]. ''Living Virginia''. Retrieved: July 1, 2016.</ref>

In 1944 Scott married the actress Patricia Stillman, who was 21 years his junior. In 1950 they adopted two children, Sandra and Christopher.<ref name="nytimes.com">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/03/03/obituaries/randolph-scott-is-dead-at-89-laconic-cowboy-film-actor.html|title=Randolph Scott is dead at 89|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=March 3, 1987|access-date=July 22, 2018}}</ref>

[[File:Randolph Scott and Cary Grant.jpg|thumb|right|Randolph Scott and [[Cary Grant]] at "Bachelor Hall"]]

Although Scott achieved fame as a motion picture actor, he managed to keep a fairly low profile with his private life. Offscreen he was a good friend of [[Fred Astaire]] and [[Cary Grant]]. He met Grant on the set of ''[[Hot Saturday]]'' (1932), and shortly afterwards, they moved in together and shared a beach house in [[Malibu, California|Malibu]] that became known as "Bachelor Hall".<ref name="Nott p. 11">Nott 2005, p. 11.</ref>{{Sfnm|1a1=Higham|4a1=Mann|6y=2009|6a1=Guilbert|5p=126|5y=2008|5a1=Prono|4p=154|4y=2001|3p=131|1a2=Moseley|3y=2001|3a1=Laurents|2p=44|2y=1998|2a1=Schickel|1p=57|1y=1990|6p=126}} They lived together off and on for 12 years; whether the relationship was romantic is a matter of biographical dispute.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Nott |first1=Robert |title=The Films of Randolph Scott |last2=Evans |first2=Max |date=2008 |publisher=McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers |isbn=978-1-4766-1006-1 |location=Jefferson NC |pages=12}}</ref> In 1944 Scott and Grant stopped living together, but they remained close for the rest of their lives.<ref name="Sarasota">{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=lyMhAAAAIBAJ&pg=4944,6993051&dq=randolph+scott+batch&hl=en|title=Durable, wealthy Randolph Scott manages fortune|newspaper=Sarasota Herald Tribune|date=July 31, 1978}}</ref>

Randolph Scott died of heart and lung ailments in 1987 at the age of 89 in [[Beverly Hills, California]]. He was interred at Elmwood Cemetery in [[Charlotte, North Carolina]].<ref name="nytimes.com" /> He and his wife Patricia had been married for 43 years. She died in 2004 and is buried next to her husband.<ref name="nytimes.com"/><ref>Wilson, Scott. ''Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons'', 3d ed.: 2 (Kindle Location 42306). McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. Kindle Edition.</ref> Their mid-century modern home was torn down in 2008.<ref>Property Shark, Zillow</ref> The Randolph Scott papers (which included photos, scrapbooks, notes, letters, articles and house plans) were left to the [http://pdf.oac.cdlib.org/pdf/ucla/pasc/scott315.pdf UCLA Library Special Collections].