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  1. Jul 24, 2012 · Frank Pierson, who won an Oscar for his screenplay of the 1975 Al Pacino film Dog Day Afternoon, has died aged 87. His family said he died of natural causes at a Los Angeles hospital after a...

  2. Pierson died on July 22, 2012, in his home in Los Angeles, California. He was survived by his wife Helene and his two children. Filmography. Director. Have Gun – Will Travel (1962) (TV series) Route 66 (1963) (TV series) The Looking Glass War (1970) The Neon Ceiling (1971) Nichols (1971) (TV series) The Bold Ones: The New Doctors (1973) (TV series)

  3. Jul 24, 2012 · Pierson is survived by his wife, Helene; his children, Michael and Eve, and five grandchildren. A private service will be held this week. According to the academy, a public memorial is planned.

  4. Jul 23, 2012 · UPDATE: AMPAS has just released this statement from the Pierson family: Oscar-winning screenwriter Frank Pierson died today in Los Angeles of natural causes following a short illness. He was...

  5. Jul 25, 2012 · Frank Pierson, an Academy Award-winning screenwriter whose richly textured work included the scripts for “Cool Hand Luke” and “Dog Day Afternoon” and who later became an influential Hollywood...

  6. Jul 24, 2012 · LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Frank Pierson, who won an Oscar for his screenplay for the 1975 film "Dog Day Afternoon," died on Monday at age 87, representatives for the writer said.

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  8. Jul 24, 2012 · Frank Pierson, the Oscar-winning screenwriter of Dog Day Afternoon and Cool Hand Luke, has died at the age of 87. His family said he died of natural causes in Los Angeles following a short illness.