Polly Platt(1939-2011)

Producer
Production Designer
Costume Designer

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Polly Platt

Polly Platt was born on 29 January 1939 in Fort Sheridan, Illinois, USA. She was a producer and production designer, known for Un monde pour nous (1989), Tendres passions (1983) and Broadcast News (1987). She was married to Tony Wade, Peter Bogdanovich and Phillip Klein. She died on 27 July 2011 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA.

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Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 3 wins & 2 nominations total

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Known for

John Cusack and Ione Skye in Un monde pour nous (1989)

Un monde pour nous

7.3

Producer

1989

Shirley MacLaine and Debra Winger in Tendres passions (1983)

Tendres passions

7.4

Production Designer

1983

Holly Hunter, William Hurt, and Albert Brooks in Broadcast News (1987)

7.3

Producer

1987

Luke Wilson, Owen Wilson, and Robert Musgrave in Tête brûlée (1996)

6.9

Producer

1996

Credits

Producer

Des ovnis, des monstres et du sexe - Le cinéma selon Roger Corman
7.6
- executive producer
- 2011
Have Dreams, Will Travel
7.2
- executive producer
- 2007
Muertas
6.2
Short
- executive producer
- 2007
The Girl in the Picture
TV Series
- executive producer
- 2000
Étoile du soir
5.9
- producer
- 1996
Tête brûlée
6.9
- producer
- 1996
I'll Do Anything
5.5
- producer (produced by)
- 1994
Let's Get Mom
TV Movie
- producer
- 1989
La guerre des Rose
6.8
- executive producer
- 1989
Un monde pour nous
7.3
- producer
- 1989
Broadcast News
7.3
- executive producer
- 1987
Mal à l'âme
6.8
TV Movie
- co-producer
- 1986
La petite
6.5
- associate producer
- 1978

Production Designer

Les Sorcières d'Eastwick
6.6
- Production Designer
- 1987
Mal à l'âme
6.8
TV Movie
- Production Designer
- 1986
Tendres passions
7.4
- Production Designer
- 1983
L'homme aux deux cerveaux
6.4
- Production Designer
- 1983
Docteurs in love
5.5
- Production Designer
- 1982
Une étoile est née
6.1
- Production Designer
- 1976
La chouette équipe
7.3
- Production Designer
- 1976
La barbe à papa
8.1
- Production Designer
- 1973
Le voleur qui vient dîner
6.1
- Production Designer
- 1973
On s'fait la valise, docteur?
7.7
- Production Designer
- 1972
La dernière séance
8.0
- Production Designer (design)
- 1971
La cible
7.3
- Production Designer
- 1968

Costume Designer

Nous sommes tous des voleurs
6.9
- Costume Designer (uncredited)
- 1974
La barbe à papa
8.1
- Costume Designer (uncredited)
- 1973
Le voleur qui vient dîner
6.1
- Costume Designer (uncredited)
- 1973
On s'fait la valise, docteur?
7.7
- Costume Designer (uncredited)
- 1972
La dernière séance
8.0
- Costume Designer (uncredited)
- 1971
Istanbul, mission impossible
5.0
- Costume Designer
- 1969
La cible
7.3
- Costume Designer (uncredited)
- 1968
Les Anges sauvages
5.6
- Costume Designer (uncredited)
- 1966

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Personal details

Born
- January 29, 1939
- Fort Sheridan, Illinois, USA
Died
- July 27, 2011
- Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA(amyotrophic lateral sclerosis)
Spouses
Children
Publicity listings
- 1 Article

Did you know

Trivia
In the 1970's, her second husband director Peter Bogdanovich divorced her to be with starlet Cybill Shepherd. In the film Divorce à Hollywood (1984), a director (Ryan O'Neal) divorced his wife (Shelley Long) for a starlet (Sharon Stone). When Platt was asked about whether Divorce à Hollywood (1984) was inspired by her real life situation, her answer was: "They got more right than wrong".

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When did Polly Platt die?
July 27, 2011
How did Polly Platt die?
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
How old was Polly Platt when she died?
72 years old
Where did Polly Platt die?
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
When was Polly Platt born?
January 29, 1939

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