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Frank Romer Pierson (May 12, 1925 – July 22, 2012) was an American screenwriter and film director.
Frank Pierson was born on 12 May 1925 in Chappaqua, New York, USA. He was a producer and writer, known for Dog Day Afternoon (1975), Presumed Innocent (1990) and Cool Hand Luke (1967). He was married to Helene Szamet, Dori Pierson and Polly Stokes.
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...
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...
Jul 23, 2012 · Frank Pierson, the Oscar-winning screenwriter of Dog Day Afternoon and Cool Hand Luke, has died at the age of 87, after a career that saw him working in television on shows like...
Jul 23, 2012 · Oscar-winning screenwriter Frank Pierson died today in Los Angeles of natural causes following a short illness. He was 87. A three-time Academy Award® nominee, Pierson won an Oscar for his...
Jul 24, 2012 · Frank Pierson, who won an Oscar for his screenplay for the 1975 film "Dog Day Afternoon," died yesterday aged 87, representatives for the writer said.
