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Polly Platt

Born
January 29, 1939
Died
July 27, 2011
Mary Marr "Polly" Platt (January 29, 1939 – July 27, 2011) was an American film producer, production designer and screenwriter. She was the first female art director accepted into Hollywood's Art Director's Guild. In addition to her credited work, she was widely known as mentor (for which she was honored with Women in Film Crystal Award) as well as an uncredited collaborator and networker. In the case of the latter, she is widely credited with contributing to the success of ex-husband and director Peter Bogdanovich's early films; discovering actors such as Cybill Shepherd and Tatum O'Neal; and connecting producer James L. Brooks to Matt Groening, a meeting which eventually resulted in the satiric animated television series, The Simpsons.
Known For
The Witches of Eastwick
(1987)
Production Design
Paper Moon
(1973)
Production Design
Targets
(1968)
Production Design
The Last Picture Show
(1971)
Production Design
Terms of Endearment
(1983)
Production Design
The Man with Two Brains
(1983)
Production Design
A Star Is Born
(1976)
Production Design
What's Up, Doc?
(1972)
Production Design
The Bad News Bears
(1976)
Production Design
The Other Side of the Wind
(2018)
Art Direction
The Thief Who Came to Dinner
(1973)
Production Design
Young Doctors in Love
(1982)
Production Design
Full Filmography
Art
Acting
Costume & Make-Up
Crew
Writing
Production
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