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Polly Platt
Art 1939 - 2011

Polly Platt

Fort Sheridan, Illinois, USA

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... Read full bio →

Person Information

Full Name

Polly Platt

Known For

Art

Birthday

January 29th, 1939 00:00

Place of Birth

Fort Sheridan, Illinois, USA

Died

July 27th, 2011 00:00 (aged 72)

TMDB ID

21067

IMDb ID

nm0686895

Biography

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.

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