Writer
Frank Pierson
- Born May 12, 1925 in Chappaqua, New York, USA
- Died July 23, 2012
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
A Star Is Born2018
Dog Day Afternoon1975
Cool Hand Luke1967
Mad Men2007
The L Word2004
Presumed Innocent1990
The Good Wife2009
Conspiracy2001
Filmography
- 2018A Star Is BornFilmOriginal Film Writer
- 2009The Good WifeSeriesConsulting Producer, Writer
- 2008The Brothers WarnerFilmSelf
- 2008A Natural Born World-Shaker: The Making of 'Cool Hand Luke'FilmSelf
- 2007Mad MenSeriesWriter, Consulting Producer
- 2006The Making of 'Dog Day Afternoon'FilmSelf
- 2004The L WordSeriesDirector
- 2004ParadiseFilmDirector
- 2003Soldier's GirlFilmDirector
- 2001ConspiracyFilmDirector, Executive Producer
- 2000Dirty PicturesFilmDirector
- 1995TrumanFilmDirector
- 1994Lakota Woman: Siege at Wounded KneeFilmDirector
- 1992Citizen CohnFilmDirector
- 1990Presumed InnocentFilmScreenplay
- 1990Somebody Has to Shoot the PictureFilmDirector
- 1989In CountryFilmScreenplay
- 1985The New Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSeriesDirector
- 1978King of the GypsiesFilmDirector, Screenplay
- 1976A Star Is BornFilmDirector, Screenplay
- 1975Dog Day AfternoonFilmScreenplay
- 1973Amanda FallonFilmWriter
- 1971The Anderson TapesFilmScreenplay
- 1971The Neon CeilingFilmDirector
- 1971NicholsSeriesDirector, Producer, Writer, Story, Creator
- 1970The Looking Glass WarFilmDirector, Writer
- 1967Cool Hand LukeFilmScreenplay
- 1967The HappeningFilmScreenplay
- 1965Cat BallouFilmScreenplay
- 1960Route 66SeriesDirector
- 1957Have Gun, Will TravelSeriesDirector