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Matty Simmons Dies: National Lampoon Co-Founder & ‘Animal House’, ‘Vacation’ Producer Was 93
01.05.2020 - 19:39 / deadline.com
By Greg Evans
Associate Editor/Broadway Critic
Matty Simmons, a founder of the Diners Club credit card and Weight Watchers magazine who found his highest profile success after co-founding National Lampoon magazine and producing film offshoots including Animal House and the Vacation franchise, died Wednesday in Los Angeles following a brief, non-coronavirus-related illness. He was 93.
Simmons death was announced by his daughter Kate Simmons.
“Yesterday I lost my hero,” Kate Simmons wrote on
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'Scrubs' Actor Sam Lloyd Dies at 56
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Matty Simmons, ‘Animal House’ and ‘Vacation’ Producer, Dies at 93
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