Frank Pierson ( born Frank Pierson , May 12, 1925 - July 22, 2012 ) is an American film director and screenwriter.
| Frank Pearson | |
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| Birth name | Frank romer pierson |
| Date of Birth | |
| Place of Birth | Cappacua, New York , USA |
| Date of death | |
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| Profession | screenwriter producer |
| Career | 1944 - 2012 |
| Awards | Oscar (1976) |
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Biography
Pearson served in the army during World War II, then graduated from Harvard [5] . He worked as a correspondent for Time and Life magazines before selling his first screenplay for television. Since 1958, he worked in Hollywood, first as a screenwriter, and then as a screenwriter for television series ( Naked City , Route 66 ). He co-wrote the scripts for several famous films, including Kat Ballou and Cold-blooded Luke , both of which were nominated for an Oscar. The script for the film Dog Midday brought him an Oscar figurine in 1976.
Pearson made several famous films for television, including Dirty Pictures and The Conspiracy .
Pearson was president of the Screenwriters Guild of America, Western Branch (WGAW) from 1981-1983 and again from 1993-1995, and also president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 2001-2005.
Pearson was married three times, had two children [6] . He died on July 22, 2012 at his Los Angeles home as a result of a short illness.
Awards and nominations
- Oscar Award for Best Original Screenplay for the movie Dog Midday (1976).
- Austin Film Festival Award for Screenwriter Special Merit (2003).
- Kanbar Prize (for Outstanding Scenarios) at the San Francisco International Film Festival (2011).
- Oscar nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay for Kat Ballou (1966).
- Oscar nomination for best adapted script for the film " Cold-blooded Luke " (1968).
- Golden Globe Nomination for Best Screenplay for Dog Midday (1976).
Selected Filmography
Director
- Mirror War (1969)
- A star was born (1976)
- King of the gypsies (1978)
- Citizen Cohn (1992)
- Truman (1995)
- Dirty Pictures (2000)
- Conspiracy (2001)
- Soldier Girl (2003)
Screenwriter
- Anderson Magnetic Tapes (1972)
- Dog Midday (1975)
- A star was born (1976)
- King of the gypsies (1978)
- Country (1989)
- The Presumption of Innocence (1990)
- The Good Wife (2010)
- Mad Men (2012)
Notes
- ↑ German National Library , Berlin State Library , Bavarian State Library , etc. Record # 137611323 // General Normative Control (GND) - 2012—2016.
- ↑ 1 2 SNAC - 2010.
- ↑ Internet Movie Database - 1990.
- ↑ Find a Grave - 1995. - ed. size: 165000000
- ↑ Yardley, William (July 24, 2012). Frank Pierson, Oscar-Winning Writer, Dies at 87. New York Times
- ↑ Frank Pierson Biography (1925-) . Date of treatment January 23, 2013.