A former Time magazine correspondent, Frank Pierson began his screen career as a story editor (and later producer-director) on the popular CBS TV series "Have Gun Will Travel" in the early 1960s. He also wrote for "Studio One", "Alcoa Goodyear Theater", "Route 66" and "Naked City" during the so-called 'Golden Age of Television'.Pierson's first feature screenplay as co-writer was for "Cat Ballou" (1965) which earned him an Oscar nomination, and he won the award for his finely observed solo script for Sidney Lumet's "Dog Day Afternoon" (1975). Other collaborations includes the classic
