Jack Denton Scott

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Jack Denton Scott (1915 - 1995) was an American author who contributed to Reader's Digest for thirty years. [1] Born in Elkins, West Virginia, Scott started writing at the age of 16. He studied literature at Columbia University and University of Oxford. [1]

He also worked as a war correspondent for an army newspaper. [2] [1] He also worked as the dogs editor for Field & Stream . [1]

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  1. 1 2 3 4 "Jack Denton Scott, Cookbook Author And Novelist, 79 - The New York Times". The New York Times . 1995-01-06. Retrieved 2021-09-11.
  2. "Jack Denton Scott | American Air Museum in Britain". Americanairmuseum.com. Retrieved 2021-09-11.
  3. "Nonfiction Book Review: Meat and Potatoes Cookbook by Maria Luisa, Author, Maria L. Scott, Author, Jack Denton Scott, With Farrar Straus Giroux $22.5 (352p) ISBN 978-0-374-20517-1". Publishersweekly.com. 1988-11-03. Retrieved 2021-09-11.