Frank Pierson

Writer

Born: May 12, 1925
Died: July 23, 2012 (age 87)
From: 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.

Filmography (15)

A Natural Born World-Shaker: The Making of 'Cool Hand Luke' (2008)
Self
The Brothers Warner (2008)
Self
The Making of 'Dog Day Afternoon' (2006)
Self
Paradise (2004)
Director
Soldier's Girl (2003)
Director
Conspiracy (2001)
Director
Dirty Pictures (2000)
Director
Truman (1995)
Director
Lakota Woman: Siege at Wounded Knee (1994)
Director
Citizen Cohn (1992)
Director
Somebody Has to Shoot the Picture (1990)
Director
King of the Gypsies (1978)
Director
A Star Is Born (1976)
Director
The Neon Ceiling (1971)
Director
The Looking Glass War (1970)
Director