Frank Pierson

Personal Info

Know For

Writing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1925-05-12 (87 years old)

Deathday

2012-07-23

Place of Birth

Chappaqua, New York, USA

Frank Pierson

Biography

Frank Pierson (May 12, 1925 - July 23, 2012) was an American writer, producer and director for film and television, honoured with an Academy Award in the category "Best Writing, Original Screenplay" for the movie "Dog Day Afternoon". He was a Harvard graduate with an BA in Cultural Anthropology.

Production

1975

Dog Day Afternoon

as Screenplay

1967

Cool Hand Luke

as Screenplay

1990

Presumed Innocent

as Screenplay

1978

1971

The Anderson Tapes

as Screenplay

1965

Cat Ballou

as Screenplay

2003

Soldier's Girl

as Director

1989

In Country

as Screenplay

2001

Conspiracy

as Director

1970

1995

Truman

as Director

1976

A Star Is Born

as Director

1992

Citizen Cohn

as Director

2000

Dirty Pictures

as Director

1971

The Neon Ceiling

as Director

1967

The Happening

as Screenplay

1978

King of the Gypsies

as Screenplay

1976

A Star Is Born

as Screenplay

2018

A Star Is Born

as Original Film Writer

2004

Paradise

as Director

2001

Conspiracy

as Executive Producer

1973

Amanda Fallon

as Writer

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