
Frank Pierson
Writing
Born: 1925-05-12 · Chappaqua, New York, USA
Died: 2012-07-23
Biography
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.
🎬 Movies (24)

A Star Is Born
2018
Original Film Writer

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

Presumed Innocent
1990
Screenplay

Somebody Has to Shoot the Picture
1990
Director

In Country
1989
Screenplay

King of the Gypsies
1978
Director

A Star Is Born
1976
Director

Dog Day Afternoon
1975
Screenplay

Amanda Fallon
1973
Writer

The Anderson Tapes
1971
Screenplay

The Neon Ceiling
1971
Director

The Looking Glass War
1970
Director

Cool Hand Luke
1967
Screenplay

The Happening
1967
Screenplay

Cat Ballou
1965
Screenplay






