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Frank Romer Pierson (May 12, 1925 – July 22, 2012) was an American screenwriter and film director. Life and career. Pierson was born in Chappaqua, New York, the ...
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.
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Jul 25, 2012 · Frank Romer Pierson was born in Chappaqua, N.Y., on May 12, 1925. When he was 18, his mother, Louise Randall Pierson, wrote a best-selling book based on their family life, “Roughly Speaking ...
Jul 27, 2012 · Frank Pierson, whose scripts included “Cool Hand Luke” and “Dog Day Afternoon,” died on Sunday in Los Angeles. His influence extended beyond those and other scripts: he was a director, a mentor, a former president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the Writers Guild of America, West.
Jul 24, 2012 · Frank Pierson dies at 87; Oscar-winning screenwriter. The onetime headmistress of an elite girls’ school fatally shot Dr. Herman Tarnower, her lover and the creator of the famous “Scarsdale ...
Jul 23, 2012 · Frank Pierson, who won an Academy Award for best original screenplay for Dog Day Afternoon and was nominated for two Academy Awards for adapted screenplay for Cat Ballou and Cool Hand Luke, died ...
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Jul 24, 2012 · Frank Pierson was just plain brilliant – as a screenwriter, educator and leader. He was never afraid to have an opinion and was always fiercely independent and ready for an honest debate. Frank began coming to the Sundance Screenwriters Lab in the early days of the 1980s and was one of the founding writers of the Program.
