LESLIE A. POPE, an in-demand set decorator who received an Oscar nomination for her work on “Seabiscuit,” has died. She was 65. Pope, who was recovering from heart surgery in February, died Wednesday at her home in Venice, her friend Trish Gallaher Glenn announced. Pope won Excellence in Production Design Awards from the Art Directors Guild for “Catch Me If You Can” (2002) and “Avengers: Endgame” (2019) and was nominated for “Django Unchained” (2012) and “Captain America: The Winter Solider” (2014), as well. She shared her Oscar nom for best art direction-set decoration on “Seabiscuit” (2003) with Jeannine Oppewall and worked on more than 50 projects during her career. Pope attended Antioch College and earned her bachelor’s degree in biology. She moved to New York City in 1979 to begin a career in the film business. (SD-Agencies) |