Louise Platt

Louise Platt
Born (1915-08-03)August 3, 1915
Stamford, Connecticut, U.S.
Died September 6, 2003(2003-09-06) (aged 88)
Greenport, New York, U.S.
Occupation Actress
Years active 1936–1963
Spouse(s) Jed Harris (1939–1941) (divorced) 1 child
Stanley Gould (1950) 1 child

Louise Platt (August 3, 1915 – September 6, 2003) was an American theater, film, and TV actress.

Career

George Bancroft, John Wayne and Louise Platt in Stagecoach (1939)

Platt is best remembered for her role as the officer's pregnant wife in John Ford's critically acclaimed Stagecoach (1939). After two years on Broadway, she came to Hollywood in 1938. She returned to the New York stage in 1942 after acting in a half-dozen movies. She worked with Rex Harrison in Anne of the Thousand Days on Broadway in 1948 and in the 1950s played a variety of roles on television, including two appearances on Alfred Hitchcock Presents and a recurring role as Ruth Holden on The Guiding Light.[1]

Personal life

Platt was born in Stamford, Connecticut. She married twice, first to theatre director Jed Harris, who abused her. She was later married to Stanley Gould, until his death.[2]

Filmography

YearTitleCostarsRole
1938I Met My Love AgainJoan Bennett, Henry FondaBrenda
Spawn of the NorthGeorge Raft, Henry FondaDian 'Di' Turlon
1939StagecoachClaire Trevor, John WayneLucy Mallory
Tell No TalesMelvyn DouglasEllen Frazier
1940Forgotten GirlsRobert ArmstrongJudy Wingate
Captain CautionVictor MatureCorunna Dorman
1942Street of ChanceBurgess Meredith, Claire TrevorVirginia Thompson

References

  1. ↑ "Louise Platt, 88; Last Survivor of Passengers in Movie 'Stagecoach'". Los Angeles Times. 2003-09-25. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2015-08-02.
  2. ↑ "Louise Platt - Obituaries". The Independent. 2003-10-02. Retrieved 2015-08-02.
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