Allan Scott (May 23, 1906 – April 13, 1995) was a screenwriter who was nominated for an Academy Award for So Proudly We Hail!. Career He co-wrote the screenplays for a number of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers films: Top Hat (1935), Follow the Fleet (1936), Swing Time (1936), Shall We Dance (1937), and Carefree (1938), as well as Roberta (1935), in which they played supporting roles. Filmography As screenwriter, unless otherwise noted. Goodbye Again (1933) (play) Let's Try Again (1934) (uncredited) By Your Leave (1934) Roberta (1935) Village Tale (1935) Top Hat (1935) In Person (1935) I Dream Too Much (1935) (uncredited add. dialogue) Follow the Fleet (1936) Swing Time (1936) Quality Street (1937) Shall We Dance (1937) Wise Girl (1937) (also story) Joy of Living (1938) Carefree (1938) (also uncredited minor acting role) Man About Town (1939) 5th Ave Girl (1939) Primrose Path (1940) Lucky Partners (1940) Honeymoon for Three (1941) (play) Sun Valley Serenade (1941) (uncredited contributing writer) Skylark (1941) Remember the Day (1941) So Proudly We Hail! (1943) I Love a Soldier (1944) Here Come the Waves (1944) Blue Skies (1946) (adaptation) Let's Dance (1950) The Guy Who Came Back (1951) Wait till the Sun Shines, Nellie (1952) (adaptation) The Four Poster (1952) The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T (1953) Top Secret Affair (1957) Quick, Let's Get Married (1964) (Daughter Pippa Scott appears) Personal life Allan was the father of actor Pippa Scott and brother of film producer and screenwriter Adrian Scott. He died on 13 April 1995 at St. John's Health Center in Santa Monica, California, at aged 88. References External links 1906 births 1995 deaths American male screenwriters People from Kearny, New Jersey Screenwriters from New Jersey 20th-century American male writers 20th-century American screenwriters