Scotty Mattraw Explained

Scotty Mattraw
Birthname:Winfield Scott Mattraw
Birth Date:19 October 1880
Birth Place:Black River, New York, U.S.
Death Place:Hollywood, California, U.S.
Occupation:Actor
Years Active:1924–1946
Spouse:Edna Hunter
Children:3
Resting Place:Inglewood Park Cemetery

Winfield Scott Mattraw (October 19, 1880 – November 9, 1946) was an American film actor. He provided the voice of Bashful in Walt Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.[1]

Early life

The son of William Henry and Philamon Dano Mattraw, Winfield Scott Mattraw was born in Black River, New York, on October 19, 1880. His father farmed and worked for the New York Air Brake company. Mattraw was educated in Black River schools. His early employment included driving for American Express Company.[2]

Career

'' (1928) with Mattraw second from the right]]Mattraw was already a comedian and a theatrical promoter and manager when, at age 27, he became manager of the City Opera House in Watertown, New York. He held that job for 12 years. He left his position with the opera house after it was sold, with the new owners planning to convert the theater into a venue for films. He started Scotty's Eatable Eats in February 1920, but financial problems led to its closing by the summer of 1922. He started a coffee shop and confectionery in December 1922, but it went out of business in less than four months.

Mattraw went to Hollywood in 1923 to begin working in films. One of his early film efforts was portraying the sheriff in a Western comedy in 1923. Later that year he had a lead comedy role in The Thief of Bagdad for the Douglas Fairbanks Picture Company.

Personal life and death

Mattraw married Edna Hunter on June 25, 1903. They had a son and two daughters. The house he owned in Watertown was sold in July 1925 under a mortgage foreclosure judgment, and financial problems led to his filing a petition for bankruptcy in Los Angeles in the fall of 1926. He died on November 9, 1946, at his home in Hollywood.

Partial filmography

Notes and References

  1. Book: Jerry Beck. The Animated Movie Guide. registration. 4 July 2013. 1 October 2005. Chicago Review Press. 978-1-56976-222-6. 257–.
  2. News: 'Scotty The Fat Boy': Watertown resident found fame, if not fortune, in Hollywood . December 30, 2022 . Watertown Daily Times . February 17, 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080309145125/http://www.watertowndailytimes.com/article/20080217/COL03/841953996/-1/ . March 9, 2008.