Frank Pierson

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1925-05-12

Deathday 2012-07-23 (87 years old)

Place of Birth Chappaqua, New York, USA

Also Known As Frank Romer Pierson, Frank R. Pierson, Frank R. Robinson

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

Director

2004
Paradise

as Director

2004
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

1971
Nichols

as Director

1970
1960
Route 66

as Director

1957

Writer

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

1971
Nichols

as Story

1971
Nichols

as Writer

1970
1967
Cool Hand Luke

as Screenplay

1967
The Happening

as Screenplay

1965
Cat Ballou

as Screenplay

Producer

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