Polly PlattNationality:
American Birthdate:
01/29/1939 Birthplace:
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biography
Platt is an acclaimed production designer best known for her work on films directed by former husband Peter Bogdanovich: "Targets" (1968), "The Last Picture Show" (1971). "What's Up, Doc?" (1972) and "Paper Moon" (1973). She went on to work on such diverse projects as the remake of "A Star is Born" (1976), "Young Doctors in Love" (1982) and "The Witches of Eastwick" (1987). Platt wrote the screenplay for Louis Malle's "Pretty Baby" (1978) but was unhappy with casting decisions and has distanced herself from the final film. She earned her first executive producer credit on James Brooks'
Credits
milestones
Year
Milestone
Spent early childhood in postwar Germany
1947
Developed polio and spent several months in the children's ward of American-run hospital in Munich (date approximate)
1960
Birth of first child, a daughter given up for adoption (date approximate)
1960
First marriage to poet Philip Klein; within eight months he died in automobile accident (date approximate)
1962
Met and later married director Peter Bogdanovich
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