Polly Platt

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Fort Sheridan, IL

DIED

July 27, 2011

RECENT CREDITS

True Hollywood Story (TV) Sep. 11, 2005

A Map of the World (FILM) Jan. 21, 2000

Sugar Town (FILM) Jan. 22, 1999

The Evening Star (FILM) Dec. 25, 1996

Bottle Rocket (FILM) Feb. 23, 1996

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Production designer, producer, and screenwriter Polly Platt worked on a number of major feature films of the '70s and '80s. As a production designer, she gained considerable acclaim for the work she did on the films of her ex-husband, Peter Bogdanovich, including What's Up, Doc? (1972). Platt's screenwriting credits include the script for Louis Malle's controversial Pretty Baby (1978). She has also worked as a producer on such films as The Bad News Bears (1976), Broadcast News (1987), and Say Anything (1989).

~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide

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Wells out as WGA president

Jun. 24, 2001

The current president of the Writers Guild of America, ER and West Wing producer John Wells, has announced he will not seek re-election in September. Likewise, the WGA's current vice president, Dan Petrie Jr.--who himself once held the position of president--will give up his post alongside Wells. Victoria Riskin and Michael Mahern are running for the presidency, according to th...

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