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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1925-05-12 (99 years old)

Place of Birth

Chappaqua, New York, USA

Frank Pierson

Biography:

Frank Pierson 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

Acting

2008

2006

Writing

2018

A Star Is Born as Original Film Writer

2009

The Good Wife as Writer

2007

Mad Men as Writer

1990

Presumed Innocent as Screenplay

1989

In Country as Screenplay

1978

King of the Gypsies as Screenplay

1976

A Star Is Born as Screenplay

1975

Dog Day Afternoon as Screenplay

1973

Amanda Fallon as Writer

1971

The Anderson Tapes as Screenplay
Nichols as Story
Nichols as Writer

1970

1967

Cool Hand Luke as Screenplay
The Happening as Screenplay

1965

Cat Ballou as Screenplay

Directing

2004

Paradise as Director
The L Word as Director

2003

Soldier's Girl as Director

2001

Conspiracy as Director

2000

Dirty Pictures as Director

1995

Truman as Director

1992

Citizen Cohn as Director

1978

1976

A Star Is Born as Director

1971

The Neon Ceiling as Director
Nichols as Director

1970

1960

Route 66 as Director

1957

Production

2009

The Good Wife as Consulting Producer

2007

Mad Men as Consulting Producer

2001

Conspiracy as Executive Producer

1971

Nichols as Producer

Creator

1971

Nichols as Creator