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Leslee Dart is the founder and a principal partner for the entertainment-industry publicity firm 42West.

Life and career
Following Dart’s attendance at the University of Southern California, she spent 23 years working at the public relations firm PMK (eventually becoming its President). In 2004, Dart departed PMK to launch her own firm, The Dart Group. The Dart Group was relaunched in 2006 under the name 42West with the addition of Amanda Lundberg and Allan Mayer as partners.

Dart's clients include: Nicole Kidman, Tom Hanks, Woody Allen, Meryl Streep, and Martin Scorsese.

In addition to representing actors and filmmakers, Dart has contributed to Academy Award campaigns for films including The Hours No Country For Old Men, The Departed and Crash.