Louise Platt (August 3, 1915 – September 6, 2003) was an American

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, and TV actress.

Early years

Platt was born in Stamford, Connecticut, and grew up in Annapolis, Maryland. Her father was a dental surgeon in the Navy.

Career

Platt's first professional acting experience came in stock theater in

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. She went on to act in stock productions "from Maine to Virginia to Minnesota". Her Broadway credits include ''The Traitor'' (1949), ''Anne of the Thousand Days'' (1948), ''Five Alarm Waltz'' (1941), ''In Clover'' (1937), ''Promise'' (1936), ''Spring Dance'' (1936), and ''A Room in Red and White'' (1936). Stagecoach-1939

Platt is best remembered for her role as the officer's pregnant wife in

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's ''

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'' (1939). After two years on Broadway, she came to

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in 1938. She returned to the New York stage in 1942 after acting in a half-dozen movies. She worked with

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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 ''

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'' and a recurring role as Ruth Holden on '' The Guiding Light''.

Personal life

Platt was first married to theater director Jed Harris, who abused her. On August 25, 1950, she married director Stanley Gould in North Guilford, Connecticut. They remained together until his death. Each marriage produced a daughter.

Death

On September 6, 2003, Platt died at a hospital in Greenport, New York, at age 88. The cause of her death was not disclosed.

Filmography

References

External links

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Portraits of Louise Platt from ''Stagecoach''
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