Frank Pierson
WritingBorn May 12, 1925Died Jul 23, 2012
Chappaqua, New York, USA
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.
Known For
Filmography
2018A Star Is Bornas Original Film Writermovie2009The Good Wifeas Consulting Producertv2008A Natural Born World-Shaker: The Making of 'Cool Hand Luke'as Selfmovie2008The Brothers Warneras Selfmovie2007Mad Menas Writertv2006The Making of 'Dog Day Afternoon'as Selfmovie2004The L Wordas Directortv2004Paradiseas Directormovie2003Soldier's Girlas Directormovie2001Conspiracyas Executive Producermovie2000Dirty Picturesas Directormovie1995Trumanas Directormovie1994Lakota Woman: Siege at Wounded Kneeas Directormovie1992Citizen Cohnas Directormovie1990Somebody Has to Shoot the Pictureas Directormovie1990Presumed Innocentas Screenplaymovie1989In Countryas Screenplaymovie1985The New Alfred Hitchcock Presentsas Directortv1978King of the Gypsiesas Screenplaymovie1976A Star Is Bornas Screenplaymovie1975Dog Day Afternoonas Screenplaymovie1973Amanda Fallonas Writermovie1971Nicholsas Creatortv1971The Anderson Tapesas Screenplaymovie1971The Neon Ceilingas Directormovie1970The Looking Glass Waras Directormovie1967Cool Hand Lukeas Screenplaymovie1967The Happeningas Screenplaymovie1965Cat Ballouas Screenplaymovie1960Route 66as Directortv1957Have Gun, Will Travelas Directortv