Frank Pierson
Known for writing · Born 12 May 1925 · Died 23 July 2012 · aged 87 · Chappaqua, New York, USA
31 credits
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 Born
2018
Dog Day Afternoon
1975
The L Word
2004
Cool Hand Luke
1967
Mad Men
2007
Conspiracy
2001
Presumed Innocent
1990
The Good Wife
2009
A Star Is Born
1976
Cat Ballou
1965
Soldier's Girl
2003
The Anderson Tapes
1971
Acting (3)
2008The Brothers WarnerSelfFilm
2008A Natural Born World-Shaker: The Making of 'Cool Hand Luke'SelfFilm
2006The Making of 'Dog Day Afternoon'SelfFilm
Directing (16)
2004The L WordDirectorSeries
2004ParadiseDirectorFilm
2003Soldier's GirlDirectorFilm
2001ConspiracyDirector, Executive ProducerFilm
2000Dirty PicturesDirectorFilm
1995TrumanDirectorFilm
1994Lakota Woman: Siege at Wounded KneeDirectorFilm
1992Citizen CohnDirectorFilm
1990Somebody Has to Shoot the PictureDirectorFilm
1985The New Alfred Hitchcock PresentsDirectorSeries
1978King of the GypsiesDirector, ScreenplayFilm
1976A Star Is BornDirector, ScreenplayFilm
1971The Neon CeilingDirectorFilm
1971NicholsDirector, Story, Writer, Producer, CreatorSeries
1960Route 66DirectorSeries
1957Have Gun, Will TravelDirectorSeries
Production (1)
2009The Good WifeConsulting Producer, WriterSeries
Writing (11)
2018A Star Is BornOriginal Film WriterFilm
2007Mad MenWriter, Consulting ProducerSeries
1990Presumed InnocentScreenplayFilm
1989In CountryScreenplayFilm
1975Dog Day AfternoonScreenplayFilm
1973Amanda FallonWriterFilm
1971The Anderson TapesScreenplayFilm
1970The Looking Glass WarWriter, DirectorFilm
1967Cool Hand LukeScreenplayFilm
1967The HappeningScreenplayFilm
1965Cat BallouScreenplayFilm