{"product_id":"22581-platt-marc-signed-photograph","title":"Platt, Marc. (1913–2014) Signed Photograph","description":"Doubleweight photograph of the American ballet dancer performing.  Inscribed, \"To Paul \/ McMahon \/ Sincerely \/ Max Platt.\"  7 x 5 inches (17.5 x 12.8 cm).  Small stains around edges, else in fine condition.\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003eBorn Marcel Emile Gaston LePlat to a French immigrant father in Pasadena, California, he was one of the original members of the Ballets Russes de Monte Carlo, performing under the name Platoff.  While with the company, Platt choreographed \u003ci style=\"\"\u003eGhost Town\u003c\/i\u003e (1939), set to music by Richard Rodgers.  Platt danced the role of \u003ci style=\"\"\u003eChalmers\u003c\/i\u003e\/\u003ci style=\"\"\u003eDream Curly\u003c\/i\u003e in the original 1943 Broadway production of \u003ci style=\"\"\u003eOklahoma!\u003c\/i\u003e  After he stopped dancing, Platt served as the director of the Radio City Music Hall Ballet for several years, then transitioned to full-time teaching.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003eFrom the collection of Paul McMahon, a critic, photographer and artist who worked for more than 13 years touring with Marlene Dietrich as the icon’s stage manager, announcer, dresser, secretary and escort, and later spent 25 years as an arts and entertainment reviewer and photographer with Gay Community News, Esplanade, Tommy’s Connection, The Mirror, Bay Windows and other publications.\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46093817938079,"sku":"22581","price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0512\/4826\/7423\/files\/Platt_2C_Marc_Signed_Photograph_22581.jpg?v=1722190579","url":"https:\/\/www.schubertiademusic.com\/products\/22581-platt-marc-signed-photograph","provider":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}