Personal Info
Known For
Writing
Gender
Male
Birthday
May 12, 1925
Died
July 23, 2012 (87 years old)
Place of Birth
Chappaqua, New York, USA
Also Known As
- Frank Romer Pierson
- Frank R. Pierson
- Frank R. Robinson
Frank Pierson
Biography
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
Acting
Writing
A Star Is Born
Original Film Writer
2018
The Good Wife
Consulting Producer, Writer
2009
Mad Men
Writer, Consulting Producer
2007
The L Word
Director
2004
Soldier's Girl
Director
2003
Conspiracy
Director, Executive Producer
2001
Dirty Pictures
Director
2000
Truman
Director
1995
Citizen Cohn
Director
1992
Presumed Innocent
Screenplay
1990
In Country
Screenplay
1989
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Director
1985