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Jul 29, 2011 · Hollywood producer Polly Platt, who was nominated for an Oscar for art direction, for Terms of Endearment, has died aged 72 in New York. Platt, who was formerly married to film director Peter ...
Drawing praise for her work on films directed by husband Peter Bogdanovich, Platt was production designer on such favourites as The Last Picture Show (1971) and Paper Moon (1973). She wrote the screenplay for Pretty Baby (1978) and as production designer again was Oscar nominated for Terms of Endearment (1983). - Read Polly Platt's Guardian Obituary
Jul 29, 2011 · Mary Marr Platt, known as Polly, was born on Jan. 29, 1939, in Fort Sheridan, Ill. She studied art at the Carnegie Institute of Technology and began her career as a costume designer for the stage.
Children. 2. Mary Marr " Polly " Platt (January 29, 1939 – July 27, 2011) was an American film producer, production designer and screenwriter. She was the first woman accepted into the Art Directors Guild, in 1971. [1] In addition to her credited work, she was known as a mentor (for which she was honored with Women in Film Crystal Award) as ...
Jul 31, 2011 · Polly Platt, a Hollywood producer, designer and screenwriter who was responsible for the aesthetic of several of Peter Bogdanovich's early films, died on Wednesday at her home in Brooklyn. She was 72. The cause was amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, her family said. Mr. Bogdanovich was Ms. Platt's second husband.
Jul 27, 2011 · Platt, whose ex-husband is Peter Bogdanovich, was nominated for an Oscar for best art direction — set decoration on the 1983 “Terms of Endearment” Joshua L. Weinstein July 27, 2011 @ 12:03 PM
Jul 28, 2011 · July 28, 2011 12 AM PT. Polly Platt, the Oscar-nominated production designer of such films as “The Last Picture Show” and “Terms of Endearment” and producer of “Broadcast News” and ...
