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Frank Pierson(1925-2012)

  • Producer
  • Writer
  • Director
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Frank Pierson
Frank Pierson was born on 12 May 1925 in Chappaqua, New York, USA. He was a producer and writer, known for Dog Day Afternoon (1975), Presumed Innocent (1990) and Cool Hand Luke (1967). He was married to Helene Szamet, Dori Pierson and Polly Stokes. He died on 22 July 2012 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornMay 12, 1925
DiedJuly 22, 2012(87)
BornMay 12, 1925
DiedJuly 22, 2012(87)
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  • Won 1 Oscar
    • 19 wins & 16 nominations total

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Known for

Al Pacino and John Cazale in Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
Dog Day Afternoon
8.0
  • Writer
  • 1975
Harrison Ford and Greta Scacchi in Presumed Innocent (1990)
Presumed Innocent
6.9
  • Writer
  • 1990
Paul Newman in Cool Hand Luke (1967)
Cool Hand Luke
8.0
  • Writer(as Frank R. Pierson)
  • 1967
Mad Men (2007)
Mad Men
8.7
TV Series
  • Producer

Credits

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Producer



  • Mad Men (2007)
    Mad Men
    8.7
    TV Series
    • consulting producer
    • 2009–2012
  • Julianna Margulies in The Good Wife (2009)
    The Good Wife
    8.4
    TV Series
    • consulting producer
    • 2010
  • Kenneth Branagh and Stanley Tucci in Conspiracy (2001)
    Conspiracy
    7.6
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 2001
  • Never Again, Forever (1996)
    Never Again, Forever
    8.6
    • executive producer
    • 1996
  • Nichols (1971)
    Nichols
    7.6
    TV Series
    • producer (as Frank R. Pierson)
    • 1971–1972
  • Empire (1962)
    Empire
    7.7
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1962–1963
  • Have Gun - Will Travel (1957)
    Have Gun - Will Travel
    8.4
    TV Series
    • producer
    • associate producer
    • 1959–1963

Writer



  • Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga in A Star Is Born (2018)
    A Star Is Born
    7.6
    • based on the 1976 screenplay by
    • 2018
  • Mad Men (2007)
    Mad Men
    8.7
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 2012
  • Julianna Margulies in The Good Wife (2009)
    The Good Wife
    8.4
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 2010
  • Harrison Ford and Greta Scacchi in Presumed Innocent (1990)
    Presumed Innocent
    6.9
    • screenplay
    • 1990
  • Bruce Willis and Emily Lloyd in In Country (1989)
    In Country
    5.9
    • screenplay
    • 1989
  • Haywire (1980)
    Haywire
    6.4
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1980
  • King of the Gypsies (1978)
    King of the Gypsies
    6.2
    • written for the screen by
    • 1978
  • Barbra Streisand and Kris Kristofferson in A Star Is Born (1976)
    A Star Is Born
    6.1
    • screenplay by
    • 1976
  • Al Pacino and John Cazale in Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
    Dog Day Afternoon
    8.0
    • screenplay
    • 1975
  • The Bold Ones: The New Doctors (1969)
    The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
    6.8
    TV Series
    • teleplay
    • 1973
  • Amanda Fallon (1973)
    Amanda Fallon
    5.9
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1973
  • Nichols (1971)
    Nichols
    7.6
    TV Series
    • creator
    • story
    • teleplay (as Frank R. Pierson) ...
    • 1971–1972
  • Sean Connery in The Anderson Tapes (1971)
    The Anderson Tapes
    6.4
    • screenplay (as Frank R. Pierson)
    • 1971
  • The 42nd Annual Academy Awards (1970)
    The 42nd Annual Academy Awards
    6.1
    TV Special
    • Writer
    • 1970
  • Pia Degermark and Christopher Jones in The Looking Glass War (1970)
    The Looking Glass War
    5.8
    • written for the screen by (as Frank R. Pierson)
    • 1970

Director



  • The L Word (2004)
    The L Word
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 2006
  • Paradise (2004)
    Paradise
    4.9
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 2004
  • Troy Garity and Lee Pace in Soldier's Girl (2003)
    Soldier's Girl
    7.8
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 2003
  • Kenneth Branagh and Stanley Tucci in Conspiracy (2001)
    Conspiracy
    7.6
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 2001
  • Dirty Pictures (2000)
    Dirty Pictures
    6.5
    TV Movie
    • Director (directed by)
    • 2000
  • Truman (1995)
    Truman
    7.1
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1995
  • Lakota Woman: Siege at Wounded Knee (1994)
    Lakota Woman: Siege at Wounded Knee
    7.1
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1994
  • James Woods in Citizen Cohn (1992)
    Citizen Cohn
    7.0
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1992
  • Bonnie Bedelia and Roy Scheider in Somebody Has to Shoot the Picture (1990)
    Somebody Has to Shoot the Picture
    6.3
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1990
  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985)
    Alfred Hitchcock Presents
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1985
  • Barbra Streisand in Barbra Streisand: Woman in Love (1981)
    Barbra Streisand: Woman in Love
    7.6
    Music Video
    • Director
    • 1981
  • King of the Gypsies (1978)
    King of the Gypsies
    6.2
    • Director
    • 1978
  • Barbra Streisand and Kris Kristofferson in A Star Is Born (1976)
    A Star Is Born
    6.1
    • Director
    • 1976
  • The Bold Ones: The New Doctors (1969)
    The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1973
  • Nichols (1971)
    Nichols
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1971–1972

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Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Frank R. Pierson
  • Height
    • 6′ 2″ (1.88 m)
  • Born
    • May 12, 1925
    • Chappaqua, New York, USA
  • Died
    • July 22, 2012
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(undisclosed)
  • Spouses
      Helene SzametJune 24, 1990 - July 22, 2012 (his death)
  • Parents
    • Louise Randall Pierson
  • Publicity listings
    • 3 Articles

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  • Trivia
    After starting out in advertising, he saved enough money to quit for several months while he wrote and tried to sell his scripts. Just as he was beginning to re-interview with ad agencies to resume his career, one of his stories sold. He has been a professional screenwriter since.
  • Quotes
    A film set, as Orson Welles was first to say, is the most wonderful electric train a boy could ever be given. What he failed to add was that, most of the time, it doesn't work.

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