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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]
Jul 29, 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.
Polly Platt was a versatile filmmaker who worked as a producer, production designer and costume designer on many acclaimed movies. She was married to Peter Bogdanovich and died of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in 2011.
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Jan 7, 2022 · As writer-director, he cowrote his first feature, Targets, with his first wife, the production designer, producer, and screenwriter Polly Platt—who happened to discover Shepherd, the actor...
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Polly Platt was a producer and production designer who worked on films such as Say Anything, Terms of Endearment and Broadcast News. She was married to director Peter Bogdanovich and had a daughter with him, but later divorced and gave up her child for adoption.
- January 29, 1939
- July 27, 2011
Aug 2, 2011 · Polly Platt earned plaudits from Hollywood for her artistry, vision, love of movies, influence on great directors and knowledge of film history. She was the first woman admitted to the Art...
May 26, 2020 · The podcast host explores the life and work of Polly Platt, a versatile and influential producer, writer, and designer who collaborated with Peter Bogdanovich and others. She draws on Platt's unfinished memoir and interviews with her family and friends to reveal her stories and challenges in a male-dominated industry.
