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biography
A screenwriter-turned-director, Frank Darabont initially entered the film industry as production assistant and set dresser before he got a break when he sold an original screenplay (eventually produced in 1997 and aired on HBO) to producer Jere Henshaw and Apollo Pictures. The son of Hungarian refugees, he was born in a French relocation camp and raised in Chicago and Southern California. Eschewing college for a crack at a career in films, Darabont was driven by his goals. With several friends, he acquired the rights to a Stephen King short story "Woman in the Room" and fashioned a 30-minute
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milestones
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Milestone
Born in a French relocation camp after parents fled their home following the 1956 Hungarian Uprising
Moved with family to Chicago while still an infant
Raised in Illinois and California
1981
First film credit, working as a production assistant on the horror film, "Hell Night"
1983
With a group of friends, acquired the rights to a Stephen King short story, "Woman in the Room"; eventually wrote, produced and directed a 30-minute adaptation of the story which was later aired on some cable stations and released to video
1984
Received credit as a set dresser on Ken Russell's "Crimes of Passion"
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