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The beneficiary : fortune, misfortune, and the story of my father / Janny Scott.

Scott, Janny, (author.).

Summary:

"Journalist Janny Scott describes the world that shaped her father, Robert Montgomery Scott (whose mother, Helen Hope Scott, was said to have inspired Katherine Hepburn's character in the play and the film The Philadelphia Story), and provides a look at the weight of inheritance, the tenacity of addiction, and the power of buried secrets"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781594634192
  • ISBN: 159463419X
  • Physical Description: 278 pages : illustrations, genealogical table ; 24 cm
  • Publisher: New York : Riverhead Books, 2019.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-278).
Subject: Scott, Robert Montgomery, 1929-2005.
Scott, Janny > Family.
Art museum directors > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia > Biography.
Philadelphia (Pa.) > Biography.
Genre: Autobiographies.
Biographies.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Blair County Library System.

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  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Hollidaysburg Area Public Library B SCOTT 2019 (Text) 10HOL000455797 Adult Biography Available -

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