Scott, Clyde
Born in Lyttelton in 1936 - his father! is a men’s wear retailer there —and received his primary education under the shadow of the Port Hills. Later he became a boarder at Waitaki Boys’ High School, where he became involved in school revues and play readings.
After gaining his university entrance Clyde Scott at the School of Art at the University of Canterbury for three years. While he was there the School of Art became the first faculty to be moved to the llam site. He attended a drama school — under the repertory producer, Frank Newman — which laid the foundations for his acting career and encouraged him to join in University of Canterbury Drama Society and Canterbury Repertory Society productions.
After qualifying with a Diploma of Art from art school, he joined the staff of a large Auckland advertising agency as a commercial artist. At the age of 22 he formed his own advertising agency with a colleague, Russell Gray. In 1964 it became Gray, Scott, Inch and Associates, Ltd. Clyde was a founder director of the agency and a television producer.
As a “floating” actor he has appeared in productions; for the Central Theatre, Grafton Theatre. W.E.A. drama group and the Auckland Festival.
He first appeared on television as front man of pop show’ series including In the Groove in 1962, Teen ’63, with Ray Columbus, and in Swingin’ Safari.
He gained valuable experience for television drama at a workshop course with Brian Bell, the father of television drama in New Zealand.
In 1968 he was invited by the Rothmans cultural director, Roy Hope, to appear in Green Julia with the Mercury Theatre actor, David Weatherly — a two-man play which they later presented in Dunedin.
Last year Scott was chosen to appear in If I Bought the Wool, by Gordon Dryland, which won the 1970 Rothmans Play of the Year Award.
His brother, Lloyd, is working as a radio announcer with the N.Z.B.C. in Wellington and is also involved in theatre, having done plays for Downstage in Wellington and previously appearing in a number of productions for the Canterbury Repertory Society, including The Beau Stratagem and The L Shaped Room.
