In her later years, she did, in fact, attend public events and, occasionally, revival screenings of some of her films. Sometime in the past, as noted on the Blackboard, Scott attended a screening of "The Strange Love of Martha Ivers" and she also revisited other films shown in Los Angeles (on one occasion she was seated opposite Charlton Heston and Robert Cummings, two of her leading men). Possibly the biggest two public events that she participated in were a revival of "Pitfall" where she appeared on stage with Andre De Toth and at a gala program honoring Hal Wallis.
The tabloid magazine scandal and lawsuit have been overemphasized to a degree. Truthfully, Scott's career was already on the wane during the 1950s. Although Paramount was her primary studio, she was being loaned out frequently, sometimes to lesser production companies. When she stopped making guest television appearances a decade later, she was well into her forties.
Hollywood is notorious for its ill treatment of mature women and Scott was no exception. She simply aged out. Performers like Hepburn, Streep, and Mirren are rarities.
"Easy Living" is an interesting title, but one that has seldom been referenced here on the Blackboard because the subject matter is professional football. It is a good film about an older athlete (Victor Mature) who is advised to retire after a physical reveals he has a cardiac condition. Scott plays the ambitious and status conscious wife of the ageing quarterback who enjoys the finer things in life. "Easy Living" is a melodrama, with many familiar actors, but not truly noir.
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