Mark Scott (actor)

{{Infobox person

| name = Mark Scott

| image = Mark_Scott.jpg

| caption = Scott hosting Home Run Derby

| birth_name = Samuel Marks Solomon

| birth_date = February 21, 1915

| birth_place = Chicago, Illinois, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|1960|07|13|1915|02|21}}

| death_place = Burbank, California, U.S.

| restingplace =

| othername =

| occupation = Actor, TV presenter, sportscaster

| spouse = Dorothy Scott

| children = 3

| known_for = Host of Home Run Derby

| alma_mater = University of Illinois

}}

Mark Scott (born Samuel Marks Solomon; February 21, 1915 – July 13, 1960) was an American actor and broadcaster. He is best known for hosting the Home Run Derby television show that originally aired in 1960.

Biography

Scott was a native of Chicago and a graduate of the University of Illinois. As an actor, he had minor roles in television series such as Dragnet and Boston Blackie and in movies such as Hell's Horizon and -30-.{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0779542/ |title=Mark Scott |website=IMDb |accessdate=April 3, 2022}} He was an announcer in 1956 for the Cincinnati Redlegs of Major League Baseball and in 1957 for the Hollywood Stars of the Pacific Coast League,{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99020977/mark-scott-is-dead-former-red-telecaste/ |title=Mark Scott Is Dead, Former Red Telecaster |newspaper=The Cincinnati Post |page=35 |date=July 14, 1960 |accessdate=April 3, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}} {{open access}} which transferred out of the city after that season due to the arrival of the Los Angeles Dodgers.

As host of the Home Run Derby show in 1960, Scott both announced the action and interviewed each batter while the batter's opponent was hitting. His most well known line from the show was, "It's a home run or nothing here on Home Run Derby." He died of a heart attack in Burbank, California, shortly after the first season of the show aired. Rather than find a replacement for him, the producers decided to cancel the series. Scott was also developing a celebrity golf show with the working title of Back Nine at the time of his death.{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99022708/mark-meant-so-much-to-so-many/ |title=Mark Meant So Much To So Many |first=Pete |last=Kokon |newspaper=Valley Times |location=North Hollywood, Los Angeles |page=13 |date=July 16, 1960 |accessdate=April 3, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com}} {{open access}} He was survived by his wife and three children.{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99022138/obituary-for-mark-scott/ |title=Obituary for Mark Scott |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |page=38 |date=July 15, 1960 |accessdate=April 3, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com}} {{open access}}