'Avengers' Set Decorator Leslie A. Pope Dead At 65

Pope, who was recovering from heart surgery in February, died Wednesday at her home in Venice, her friend Trish Gallaher Glenn announced.

Published: Sunday,May 10, 2020 03:46 AM GMT-06:00

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Leslie A. Pope, one of the most prolific set decorators to have come across in the industry has passed away at the age of 65. Apart from earning an Oscar nomination for her work on Seabiscuit, she also worked on the now-highest grossing film of all time, Avengers: Endgame.

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 is survived by her husband, Doug, and siblings Janet and William. A private service has been held.

May her soul rest in peace.