Tracy Scott (March 8, 1970 – April 30, 2016) was an American script supervisor, who frequently collaborated with producer Megan Ellison on her productions, including '' Her'', '' American Hustle'', '' Foxcatcher'' and '' Joy''. Born in

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and raised in

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, Scott was a graduate of

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, as well as Watkins College of Art, Design & Film, during which she interned on the

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adaptation of '' The Green Mile''. Encouraged by Susan Malerstein, ''The Green Mile's'' script supervisor, Scott moved to

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in 1999.Tracy Scott, Script Supervisor on Megan Ellison Films, Dies at 46
/ref> Scott supervised the scripts for films such as '' Garden State'', '' The Proposal'', '' Up in the Air'', '' The Last Song'', '' Movie 43'', '' Whiplash'' and '' The Gambler''. Her last credits were in 2015, on the projects ''Joy'', '' Concussion'' and '' Black Mass''. Scott also worked on television series such as '' Parks and Recreation'', '' Sons of Anarchy'', '' Wilfred'' and '' Happy Endings''. Scott was diagnosed with

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in May 2015, and after undergoing treatments for the disease was informed in April 2016 she had

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. She died at her parents' home in

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on April 30, 2016, aged 46.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Scott, Tracy 1970 births 2016 deaths American script supervisors Deaths from cancer in Florida Miami University alumni