Personal Life
Scofield married actress Joy Parker in 1943. The couple had two children; Martin (born 1945) (a Senior Lecturer in English and American literature at the University of Kent) and Sarah (born 1951).
He declined the honour of a knighthood on three occasions, but was appointed CBE in 1956 and became a Companion of Honour in 2001.
Scofield died from leukemia on 19 March 2008 at the age of 86 at a hospital near his home in Sussex, England. His memorial service was held at Westminster Abbey on 19 March 2009.
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