American socialite and folk figure. Helen Hope Montgomery Scott born into an old wealthy Philadelphia family, the daughter of Colonel Robert Montgomery. In 1923 she met Edgar Scott, an heir to the Philadelphia Railroad fortune, at a Main Line dinner party and after a few dates they decided to marry. They moved to the Montgomerys' 750-acre Ardrossan estate in Villanova, Pennsylvania, on the famous Main Line, where they remained for their entire lives. The couple had two sons Edgar and Robert Montgomery Scott. She played host to the rich and famous and became known as the preeminent symbol of Philadelphia's Main Line society. Hope Montgomery Scott is best known for being the inspiration for the play "The Philadelphia Story" and its main character, Tracy Lord. Written in 1939 by Edgar Scott's and friend Philip Barry, it was soon adapted into a movie in 1940 with Katharine Hepburn starring as Tracy. Starring along side Hepburn were Cary Grant and James Stewart. The movie was highly renowned and reinvigorated Hepburn's career. In 1956 it was remade into a musical called "High Society" starring Philadelphia native Grace Kelly. Besides being a hostess, Scott was also an equestrian who was chairwoman of the famous Devon Horse Show for many years as well as a philanthropist to many charities such as Bryn Mawr Hospital. She died at her home the Ardrossan Farm estate at age 90 and was followed by her husband a few months later.
American socialite and folk figure. Helen Hope Montgomery Scott born into an old wealthy Philadelphia family, the daughter of Colonel Robert Montgomery. In 1923 she met Edgar Scott, an heir to the Philadelphia Railroad fortune, at a Main Line dinner party and after a few dates they decided to marry. They moved to the Montgomerys' 750-acre Ardrossan estate in Villanova, Pennsylvania, on the famous Main Line, where they remained for their entire lives. The couple had two sons Edgar and Robert Montgomery Scott. She played host to the rich and famous and became known as the preeminent symbol of Philadelphia's Main Line society. Hope Montgomery Scott is best known for being the inspiration for the play "The Philadelphia Story" and its main character, Tracy Lord. Written in 1939 by Edgar Scott's and friend Philip Barry, it was soon adapted into a movie in 1940 with Katharine Hepburn starring as Tracy. Starring along side Hepburn were Cary Grant and James Stewart. The movie was highly renowned and reinvigorated Hepburn's career. In 1956 it was remade into a musical called "High Society" starring Philadelphia native Grace Kelly. Besides being a hostess, Scott was also an equestrian who was chairwoman of the famous Devon Horse Show for many years as well as a philanthropist to many charities such as Bryn Mawr Hospital. She died at her home the Ardrossan Farm estate at age 90 and was followed by her husband a few months later.
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