What is Frank Pierson?
{{Infobox person | image = Frank-Pierson-in-Persepolis.jpg | caption = Frank Pierson in 2009 | name = Frank Pierson | birth_name = Frank Romer Pierson | birth_date = {{Birth date|1925|5|12|mf=y}} | birth_place = [[Chappaqua, New York]], U.S. | death_date = {{death date and age|2012|7|22|1925|5|12|mf=y}} | death_place = [[Los Angeles, California]], U.S. | death_cause = Natural Causes | nationality = American | education = [[Bachelor of Arts|B.A.]] from Harvard College | alma_mater = [[Harvard College]] | years_active = 1944 &ndash; 2012 | occupation = Director, screenwriter | spouse = Helene Pierson<br/>(? &ndash; 2012; his death) | children = 2 | awards = Academy Award (1975) }} '''Frank Romer Pierson''' (May 12, 1925 &ndash; July 22, 2012) was an [[Americans|American]] movie director, movie producer, and screenwriter. He was known for his works in ''[[Dog Day Afternoon]]'', ''[[Cool Hand Luke]]'', ''[[A Star is Born]]'', ''[[Soldier's Girl]]'', and ''[[King of Gypsies]]''. He won an [[Academy Award]] in 1975. He was born on May 12, 1925 in [[Chappaqua, New York]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/93/Frank-Pierson.html |title=Frank Pierson Biography (1925-) |publisher=Filmreference.com |accessdate=2010-10-06}}</ref> He studied at [[Harvard College]]. He was married to Helene Pierson until his death. He died on July 22, 2012 in his [[Los Angeles, California]] home from natural causes, aged 87.<ref>Yardley, William (July 24, 2012).[https://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/25/movies/frank-pierson-oscar-winning-writer-dies-at-87.html Frank Pierson, Oscar-Winning Writer, Dies at 87.] ''[[New York Times]]''</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== * {{IMDb name|682757|Frank Pierson}} {{US-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Pierson, Frank}} [[Category:1925 births]] [[Category:2012 deaths]] [[Category:American movie directors]] [[Category:American movie producers]] [[Category:American screenwriters]] [[Category:People from New York (state)]] [[Category:Academy Award winning writers]]