Overview
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Birthday
May 12, 1925 (100 years old)
Death date
Jul 23, 2012
Frank Pierson
Known For
28min
Movie
2008
A Natural Born World-Shaker: The Making of 'Cool Hand Luke'
A documentary on the making of 'Cool Hand Luke' (1967).
58min
Movie
2006
The Making of 'Dog Day Afternoon'
A documentary chronicling the making of the 1975 film "Dog...
Biography
Frank Pierson 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.