Alan J. Pakula
American film director, writer and producer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Alan Jay Pakula (/pəˈkuːlə/; April 7, 1928 – November 19, 1998) was an American film director, writer, and producer. He was nominated for three Academy Awards: Best Picture for To Kill a Mockingbird (1962), Best Director for All the President's Men (1976), and Best Adapted Screenplay for Sophie's Choice (1982).
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Born | (1928-04-07)April 7, 1928 The Bronx, New York City, U.S. |
Died | November 19, 1998(1998-11-19) (aged 70) Melville, New York, U.S. |
Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter, producer |
Years active | 1957–1998 |
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Pakula was also notable for directing his "paranoia trilogy": Klute (1971), The Parallax View (1974) and All the President's Men (1976).
He is the subject of the 2023 documentary, Alan Pakula: Going for Truth, directed by Matthew Miele and featuring Meryl Streep, Julia Roberts, Dustin Hoffman, Kevin Kline, Harrison Ford, Robert Redford, Jane Fonda, Alan Alda, Jane Alexander, Alec Baldwin, Candice Bergen, and Carl Bernstein, among others.[1]