Polly Platt

Personal Info

Know For

Art

Gender

Female

Birthday

1939-01-29 (72 years old)

Deathday

2011-07-27

Place of Birth

Fort Sheridan, Illinois, USA

Polly Platt

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 Groen...

Production

1989

Say Anything...

as Producer

1972

What's Up, Doc?

as Production Design

1978

Pretty Baby

as Story

1978

Pretty Baby

as Screenplay

1987

Broadcast News

as Executive Producer

1999

A Map of the World

as Screenplay

1979

2007

Muertas

as Executive Producer

1989

The War of the Roses

as Executive Producer

1986

Between Two Women

as Co-Producer

1986

Between Two Women

as Production Design

1968

2007

Have Dreams, Will Travel

as Executive Producer

1966

The Wild Angels

as Stunt Double

2018

1982

Young Doctors in Love

as Production Design

1996

Bottle Rocket

as Producer

1973

Paper Moon

as Production Design

1973

Paper Moon

as Costume Design

1974

Thieves Like Us

as Costume Design

1973

1971

The Last Picture Show

as Production Design

1971

The Last Picture Show

as Costume Design

1994

I'll Do Anything

as Producer

1987

The Witches of Eastwick

as Production Design

1983

Terms of Endearment

as Production Design

1976

A Star Is Born

as Production Design

1968

Targets

as Costume Design

1968

Targets

as Production Design

1968

Targets

as Story

1996

The Evening Star

as Producer

1995

1976

The Bad News Bears

as Production Design

1969

Target: Harry

as Costume Design

1978

Pretty Baby

as Associate Producer

2011

Corman's World

as Executive Producer

1973

The Thief Who Came to Dinner

as Production Design

1983

The Man with Two Brains

as Production Design

1966

The Wild Angels

as Costume Design

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