FILM DIRECTOR

Frank Pierson

1925 - 2012

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Frank Romer Pierson (May 12, 1925 – July 22, 2012) was an American screenwriter and film director. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Frank Pierson has received more than 244,969 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Frank Pierson is the 1,334th most popular film director (down from 981st in 2019), the 8,959th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,449th in 2019) and the 344th most popular American Film Director.

Memorability Metrics

  • 240k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 44.95

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.92

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.11

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Frank Pierson ranks 1,334 out of 2,041. Before him are Dinara Asanova, Steve Miner, Aleksandr Zarkhi, Jerzy Antczak, Aleksandr Alov, and Piotr Szulkin. After him are Douglas Trumbull, Peter Medak, Kurt Neumann, Bent Hamer, William Desmond Taylor, and D. A. Pennebaker.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1925, Frank Pierson ranks 441. Before him are Henry Plumb, Baron Plumb, Georges Stuber, Barbara Bates, Shelley Berman, Nelson Demarco, and Horacio Guarany. After him are John Shepherd-Barron, Cal Tjader, Mel Tormé, D. A. Pennebaker, Solomon Marcus, and Miklós Szilvási. Among people deceased in 2012, Frank Pierson ranks 379. Before him are Bernard Lovell, Susan Tyrrell, Vincenzo Consolo, Ivan Calin, Dick Clark, and Robert Sabatier. After him are Norman Joseph Woodland, Joe South, Georg Leber, J. J. C. Smart, Luke Askew, and Vasily Belov.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Frank Pierson ranks 8,959 out of 20,380. Before him are Billy Eckstine (1914), Annette Funicello (1942), Charlie Puth (1991), Jared Martin (1941), Bronson Pinchot (1959), and Narada Michael Walden (1952). After him are John Morton (1725), Valerie Harper (1939), Alberta Hunter (1895), John Canfield Spencer (1788), Martin Klebba (1969), and Iris Chang (1968).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Frank Pierson ranks 344. Before him are Lee Garmes (1898), Carl Foreman (1914), Darren Star (1961), Peter Farrelly (1956), Robert Burks (1909), and Steve Miner (1951). After him are Douglas Trumbull (1942), D. A. Pennebaker (1925), Howard Deutch (1950), Scott Derrickson (1966), Mark Sandrich (1900), and Tommy Lee Wallace (1949).

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Filmography

The L Word
Director
A group of lesbian friends struggle with romance and careers in Los Angeles.
7.619 / 10
Conspiracy
Director
At the Wannsee Conference on January 20, 1942, senior Nazi officials meet to determine the manner in which the so-called "Final Solution to the Jewish Question" can be best implemented.
May 19th 20017.2 / 10
A Star Is Born
Director
Drunken, has-been rock star John Norman Howard falls in love with unknown singer Esther Hoffman after seeing her perform at a club. He lets her sing a few songs at one of his shows and she becomes the talk of the music industry. Esther's star begins to rise, while John's continues to fall. She tries desperately to get John to sober up and focus on his music, but it may be too late to save him.
Dec 17th 19766 / 10