Writing
Frank Pierson
EN cinema · 24 credits
Born
12 May 1925
Died
23 July 2012 (aged 87)
Birthplace
Chappaqua, New York, USA
Also known as Frank Romer Pierson · Frank R. Pierson · Frank R. Robinson
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
A Star Is Born
Original Film Writer
Paradise
Director
Soldier's Girl
Director
Conspiracy
Director, Executive Producer
Dirty Pictures
Director
Truman
Director
Citizen Cohn
Director
Presumed Innocent
Screenplay
In Country
Screenplay
King of the Gypsies
Director, Screenplay
A Star Is Born
Director, Screenplay
Dog Day Afternoon
Screenplay
The Anderson Tapes
Screenplay
The Neon Ceiling
Director
The Looking Glass War
Writer, Director
Cool Hand Luke
Screenplay
The Happening
Screenplay
Cat Ballou
Screenplay