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==Biography== ===Early life=== Wilhelmina Scott was born between [[1910]] and [[1915]].<ref name="Age Explanation" /> She was raised by [[Scott family|her family]] on a farm in [[Missouri]], but from a young age her ambitions lay firmly in [[Hollywood]]. While [[Willie Scott's father|her]] [[Willie Scott's mother|parents]] were poultry farmers, [[Willie Scott's grandfather|one of her grandfathers]] had been a stage magician.<ref name="UG">''[[Indiana Jones: The Ultimate Guide]]''</ref> While she cared for him a great deal and he was a popular entertainer among children, Willie's grandfather died penniless, which steeled her resolve against living in such reduced circumstances.<ref name="Marshall">{{IJ|url=marshall/character/williescott/|text=Willie Scott's Marshall College entry}}</ref> Having won a beauty contest, Willie tried to make a career as a singer, dancer and actress, but was unable to break into the [[United States of America|American]] film industry during the [[Great Depression]], and also struck out in [[Chicago]] and [[New York City]].<ref name="UG" /> Scott escaped to the Far East, where she landed roles in several [[Shanghai]] productions. Her efforts earned her the attention of local [[China|Chinese]] crime lord [[Lao Che]], who hired her as a singer for his popular nightspot, [[Club Obi Wan]].<ref name="ToD novel">[[Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (novel)|''Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom'' novel]]</ref> Across her career, Scott claimed to have met Chicago gangster [[Alphonse Capone|Al Capone]] and was a personal dinner guest of Chinese president [[Chiang Kai-Shek]].<ref name="ToD novel" /> === The Temple of Doom === {{Quote|I've been shot at, fallen out of a plane, nearly drowned, squashed by a snake, and I smell like an elephant!|Willie Scott|Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (comic)}} [[File:Anything.jpg|thumb|250px|Willie Scott performing ''Anything Goes''.]] In [[1935]], Scott — now known by her stage name, Willie — had just completed her main role in singing a Mandarin version of [[Cole Porter]]'s ''[[Anything Goes]]'' when she joined the table of her boss, Lao Che, who was in negotiation with the archaeologist [[Indiana Jones]]. Not realizing the seriousness of the situation, she made light of Jones' profession. When [[Kao Kan]] drew a revolver on Jones, Jones grabbed a long fork to take Scott hostage. After Jones was poisoned, Scott scrambled around looking for the misplaced [[Peacock's Eye|diamond]], while Jones sought the antidote. Scott found the vial of antidote and slipped it into her dress. As gunfire erupted, Jones cut a gong loose, and rolled it toward a window, grabbing Scott, and escaped to the street.<ref name="ToD" /> [[File:ToD-gun4.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Willie loses the gun.]] In [[Short Round]]'s car, Scott proved to be unhelpful by accidentally losing Jones' revolver, and was dismayed when Jones reached into her dress to retrieve the antidote. As they reached [[Nang Tao Airport]], [[Art Weber]] recognized her as he helped them board a [[Ford Tri-Motor Airplane|plane]] to escape. After the plane took off, she had some angry words for Jones, claiming that he couldn't take his eyes off her. She changed out of her evening dress into Jones' more functional dinner jacket and pants, after he changed into his adventuring gear.<ref name="ToD" /> Waking up on the flight, Scott discovered that the [[Chinese Pilot|pilot]] and [[Chinese Co-Pilot|co-pilot]] had abandoned the plane. She woke up Jones, who realized that the plane was going to crash without fuel. Grabbing onto Jones, she and Short Round leaped out of the plane, her screaming all the way down, and used an inflatable raft to safely land and skid down the mountains into a river in [[India]].<ref name="ToD" /> They ended up in Mayapore village, which had been devastated by the theft of their sacred stone (in reality one of the Sankara Stones) and their children by the nearby Thuggees at Pankot Palace. Indy agreed to help and they set off on elephants towards the palace; during the journey, Willie tried to improve the smell of her elephant by spraying it with her perfume, only for it to knock her into a pond which caused her to go into hysterics. Her dislike for wild animals was only increased that night when several exhibits of jungle life scared her half to death and her elephant kept nuzzling her with its trunk. [[File:Indywillie1edited.jpg|thumb|250px|Willie served Primate Parfait]] Reaching [[Pankot Palace]], she was relieved for the nicer amenities, but was disgusted by menu of exotic foods at [[The Guardian of Tradition Dinner|the Guardian of Tradition Dinner]], like [[Primate Parfait]]. Jones was later able to provide her with an apple. A fledgling romance between Scott and Jones stalled abruptly when Willie nearly became the victim of human sacrifice, perpetrated by the underground [[Thuggee]] cult and its maniacal leader, [[Mola Ram]].<ref name="ToD" /> Just as Scott was being lowered into a pit of molten lava, Indy and Short Round came to her rescue. With the aid of [[James Blumburtt|Captain Blumburtt]] and his [[Eleventh Poona Rifles]], Pankot Palace was freed from the grip of Ram and the Thuggee.<ref name="ToD novel" /> === Later adventures === [[File:Willie autograph.png|right|150px|thumb|An autographed photo of Willie for Indiana Jones.]] At some point during their time together, Willie was kidnapped in [[Hong Kong]] with Jones taking up the chase on a motorcycle. She and Short Round were also trapped in a burning room but the pair escaped by pulling down the flaming curtains and jumping through the window.<ref name="TSR Indy">[[The Adventures of Indiana Jones (RPG)|''The Adventures of Indiana Jones'']]</ref> She did eventually make her way back [[United States of America|Stateside]] and was more than happy for the break in adventure.<ref name="Marshall"/> Indiana Jones kept a flyer of Willie Scott's performance at Club Obi Wan and an autographed picture of her in [[Indiana Jones' journal|his journal]].<ref>''[[The Lost Journal of Indiana Jones]]''</ref> By [[1938]], Jones had crossed Scott's telephone number off a notepad.<ref>''[[Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: The Graphic Adventure]]''</ref> However, as of [[1957]] a framed photograph of her sat in his living room.<ref name="KotCS">''[[Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull]]''</ref>
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