Biography
Matty Simmons (born Martin Gerald Simmons) was an American film producer, publisher and writer. Born in Brooklyn, New York in 1926, he began his career as a reporter for the New York World-Telegram and Sun before becoming an executive at Diners Club, the first credit card company. He later founded Twenty First Century Communications, which published National Lampoon magazine from 1970.
Simmons produced the National Lampoon films National Lampoon's Animal House (1978), National Lampoon's Vacation (1983), National Lampoon's European Vacation (1985) and National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989). He also served as executive producer on Vegas Vacation (1997). He wrote several books, including a memoir on the making of Animal House. Simmons died in Los Angeles on 29 April 2020.
