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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.
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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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.
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Jul 28, 2020 · A podcast series about the life and career of Polly Platt, a trailblazing Oscar-nominated production designer, screenwriter, producer and executive who worked on films like Paper Moon, The Last Picture Show and Terms of Endearment. Learn how Platt overcame personal and professional challenges, and how her story reveals the gender inequity in Hollywood.
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.
