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Frank Pierson

Born:
May 12, 1925 in Chappaqua, NY
Occupation:
Director, Screenwriter
Birth name:
Frank Romer Pierson
Biography:
Distinguished screenwriter and noted director Frank Pierson earned an Oscar nomination for his debut screenplay, Cat Ballou, in 1965 and a decade later won an Oscar for the screenplay for Lumet's Dog Day Afternoon. In between the two, Pierson wrote the acclaimed script for Cool Hand Luke (1967)....Read More

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