Marriage
In 1945, Scott, who was a Catholic, married Adam Clayton Powell, Jr., a Baptist ministers and U.S. Congressman, in Connecticut. They had one child, Adam Clayton Powell III, but divorced in 1960 after a separation.
On January 19, 1961, she married Ezio Bedin, a Swiss-born comedian.
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