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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. 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 Mad Men and The...

  3. 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...

  4. Jul 23, 2012 · Frank Pierson, the Oscar-winning writer of “Dog Day Afternoon,” former president of the Academy of Motion Pictures & Sciences and a consulting producer on “Mad Men” as recently as this past season,...

  5. 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.

  6. Jul 23, 2012 · Frank Pierson, who won an Academy Award for best original screenplay for Dog Day Afternoon and was nominated for two Academy Awards for adapted screenplay for Cat Ballou and Cool Hand Luke,...

  7. Jul 23, 2012 · Frank Pierson at a 30th anniversary screening of Dog Day Afternoon in 2005. Image courtesy of AMPAS. Known for