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Donn Pearce

It's been said that if Donn Pearce is remembered at all, it won't be for having written "Cool Hand Luke," his acclaimed but little-read novel about his life as a convict on a southern chain gang, but for the classic movie based on it. Starring Paul Newman in the Oscar-nominated title role, Cool Hand Luke was both a critical and commercial success... See full bio »

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1979 Love for Rent (TV movie) (story)
 
1967 Cool Hand Luke (novel / screenplay)
 
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1967 Cool Hand Luke
Sailor (uncredited)
 
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2008 A Natural Born World-Shaker: Making 'Cool Hand Luke' (video documentary short)
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1972 The David Frost Show (TV series)
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Episode #4.192 (1972) … Himself
 

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He spent two years on a chain gang; an experience which helped him write Cool Hand Luke See more »