R.I.P. Music Industry Veteran Polly Anthony

Polly Anthony

Music industry veteran Polly Anthony, who served in executive roles at such record labels as Epic and Geffen, has died after a long battle with pancreatic cancer.

She was believed to have been in her late 50s.

Anthony had risen the ranks at Epic and is credited with developing such hit acts as Pearl Jam, Oasis, Korn and Rage Against the Machine.

Anthony began as a secretary at CBS Records, which later became Sony Music, in 1978.

Three years later she got a promotion at Epic, and worked her way up to the top, becoming president in 1997.

In 2004, she became co-president at Geffen with Jordan Schur.

Anthony had most recently been involved with numerous film and television projects.