C. Scott Littleton

C. Scott Littleton
Born	(1933-07-01)1 July 1933 Los Angeles, US
Died	25 November 2010(2010-11-25) (aged 77) Pasadena, California, US
Nationality	American
Occupation	Academic
Academic background
Education	University of California, Los Angeles
Academic work
Discipline	Anthropology
Sub-discipline	Indo-European mythology and folklore
Institutions	Occidental College

Covington Scott Littleton (1 July 1933 – 25 November 2010 ) was an American anthropologist and academic.

Born in Los Angeles, he served in the Army during the Korean War. Littleton obtained his B.A. (1957), M.A. (1962), and Ph.D. (1965) in anthropology from UCLA.

At Occidental College from 1962 to 2002, his main research areas were Indo-European mythology and folklore, King Arthur and the Holy Grail, and Japanese culture, with an emphasis on Shinto. In recent years, he conducted research on the occult, and UFOs.

Littleton died in Pasadena, California while suffering from pneumonia and complications after undergoing heart surgery.