Writing

Frank Pierson

Born 12 May 1925 · Chappaqua, New York, USA · Died 23 July 2012 at 87

Frank Pierson (May 12, 1925 - July 23, 2012) was an American writer, producer and director for film and television, honoured with an Academy Award in the category "Best Writing, Original Screenplay" for the movie "Dog Day Afternoon". He was a Harvard graduate with an BA in Cultural Anthropology.