By Jordan Moreau Leslie A. Pope, an Oscar-nominated set decorator who worked on several Marvel movies, has died at 65 in Venice, Calif., according to her friend, Trish Gallaher Glenn.
Pope had heart surgery in February and was still recovering when she died, Glenn said. She moved to New York in 1979 to begin her career in the film industry, and later moved to Venice in 1997.
In her 40-year career, she worked on more than 50 films as a set decorator. Pope received an Oscar nomination for “Seabiscuit” in 2003 for best art direction along with Jeannine Oppewall. “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King” would go on to win the category.
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