Frank Pierson(1925-2012)

Producer
Writer
Director

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Frank Pierson

Frank Pierson was born on 12 May 1925 in Chappaqua, New York, USA. He was a producer and writer, known for Un après-midi de chien (1975), Présumé innocent (1990) and Luke la main froide (1967). He was married to Helene Szamet, Dori Pierson and Polly Stokes. He died on 22 July 2012 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

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Won 1 Oscar
- 19 wins & 16 nominations total

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Known for

Al Pacino in Un après-midi de chien (1975)

Un après-midi de chien

8.0

Writer

1975

Harrison Ford and Greta Scacchi in Présumé innocent (1990)

Présumé innocent

6.9

Writer

1990

Luke la main froide (1967)

Luke la main froide

8.0

Writer(as Frank R. Pierson)

1967

Mad Men (2007)

8.7

TV Series

Producer

Credits

Producer

Mad Men
8.7
TV Series
- consulting producer
- 2009–2012
The Good Wife
8.3
TV Series
- consulting producer
- 2010
Conspiration
7.6
TV Movie
- executive producer
- 2001
Never Again, Forever
8.6
- executive producer
- 1996
Nichols
7.7
TV Series
- producer (as Frank R. Pierson)
- 1971–1972
Empire
7.7
TV Series
- producer
- 1962–1963
Have Gun - Will Travel
8.4
TV Series
- producer
- associate producer
- 1959–1963

Writer

A Star is Born
7.6
- based on the 1976 screenplay by
- 2018
Mad Men
8.7
TV Series
- written by
- 2012
The Good Wife
8.3
TV Series
- written by
- 2010
Présumé innocent
6.9
- screenplay
- 1990
Un héros comme tant d'autres
5.9
- screenplay
- 1989
Haywire
6.5
TV Movie
- Writer
- 1980
Le Roi des gitans
6.2
- written for the screen by
- 1978
Une étoile est née
6.1
- screenplay by
- 1976
Un après-midi de chien
8.0
- screenplay
- 1975
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
6.8
TV Series
- teleplay
- 1973
Amanda Fallon
5.6
TV Movie
- Writer
- 1973
Nichols
7.7
TV Series
- creator
- story
- teleplay (as Frank R. Pierson) ...
- 1971–1972
Le Gang Anderson
6.4
- screenplay (as Frank R. Pierson)
- 1971
The 42nd Annual Academy Awards
6.1
TV Special
- Writer
- 1970
Le miroir aux espions
5.8
- written for the screen by (as Frank R. Pierson)
- 1970

Director

L Word
7.7
TV Series
- Director
- 2006
Paradise
5.0
TV Movie
- Director
- 2004
Soldier's Girl
7.8
TV Movie
- Director
- 2003
Conspiration
7.6
TV Movie
- Director
- 2001
Oeuvre indécente
6.5
TV Movie
- Director (directed by)
- 2000
Truman
7.1
TV Movie
- Director
- 1995
Lakota Woman: Siege at Wounded Knee
7.1
TV Movie
- Director
- 1994
Le persécuteur
7.0
TV Movie
- Director
- 1992
La mort dans l'objectif
6.3
TV Movie
- Director
- 1990
Alfred Hitchcock présente
7.7
TV Series
- Director
- 1985
Barbra Streisand: Woman in Love
7.7
Music Video
- Director
- 1981
Le Roi des gitans
6.2
- Director
- 1978
Une étoile est née
6.1
- Director
- 1976
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
6.8
TV Series
- Director
- 1973
Nichols
7.7
TV Series
- Director
- 1971–1972

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Personal details

Alternative name
- Frank R. Pierson
Height
- 1.88 m
Born
- May 12, 1925
- Chappaqua, New York, USA
Died
- July 22, 2012
- Los Angeles, California, USA(undisclosed)
Spouses
Parents
- Louise Randall Pierson
Publicity listings
- 3 Articles

Did you know

Trivia
After starting out in advertising, he saved enough money to quit for several months while he wrote and tried to sell his scripts. Just as he was beginning to re-interview with ad agencies to resume his career, one of his stories sold. He has been a professional screenwriter since.

Quotes
A film set, as Orson Welles was first to say, is the most wonderful electric train a boy could ever be given. What he failed to add was that, most of the time, it doesn't work.

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