Alan J. Pakula (film director)

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Who is Alan J. Pakula?

Alan J. Pakula: Alan Jay Pakula was an American film director, writer and producer. He was nominated for three Academy Awards: Best Picture for To Kill a Mockingbird, Best Director for All the President's Men and Best Adapted Screenplay for Sophie's Choice.

• also known as Alan Jay Pakula, Alan Pakula
• born on 7 April 1928 (87 years ago) in The Bronx, child of Jeanette Pakula and Paul Pakula
• ethnicity: Jewish people
• nationality: United States of America
• education: Yale University
• profession: Screenwriter, film director, film producer
• spouses:
  • Marriage with Hope Lange between 19 October 1963 and 26 July 1971 (7 years and 9 months)
  • Marriage with Hannah Cohn between 17 February 1973 and 19 November 1998 (25 years and 9 months)
• died on 19 November 1998 (16 years ago) in Melville of traffic collision
• films written:
  • Presumed Innocent
  • Sophie's Choice
  • The Pelican Brief
  • See You in the Morning
• films produced:
  • Klute
  • Sophie's Choice
  • The Parallax View
  • The Pelican Brief
  • To Kill a Mockingbird
  • Starting Over
  • Baby the Rain Must Fall
  • Love and Pain and the Whole Damn Thing
  • Inside Daisy Clover
  • Up the Down Staircase
  • Love with the Proper Stranger
  • The Stalking Moon
  • Fear Strikes Out
• films directed:
  • All the President's Men
  • Klute
  • Presumed Innocent
  • Sophie's Choice
  • The Devil's Own
  • The Parallax View
  • The Pelican Brief
  • Starting Over
  • Comes a Horseman
  • Rollover
  • Love and Pain and the Whole Damn Thing
  • The Sterile Cuckoo
  • Dream Lover
  • Consenting Adults
  • Orphans
  • See You in the Morning
• some of the nominations and awards:
  • 1962
    • nominated to Academy Award for Best Picture - "To Kill a Mockingbird"
    • nominated to Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama - "To Kill a Mockingbird"
  • 1976
    • nominated to Academy Award for Best Director - "All the President's Men"
    • nominated to Golden Globe Award for Best Director - Motion Picture - "All the President's Men"
    • nominated to DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film - "All the President's Men"
    • nominated to National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Director - "All the President's Men"
    • National Board of Review Award for Best Director - "All the President's Men"
    • National Board of Review Award for Best Film - "All the President's Men"
    • New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Film - "All the President's Men"
    • New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Director - "All the President's Men"
  • 1977
    • nominated to BAFTA Award for Best Direction - "All the President's Men"
    • nominated to BAFTA Award for Best Film - "All the President's Men"
  • 1982
    • nominated to Academy Award for Best Writing Adapted Screenplay - "Sophie's Choice"
  • 1991
    • nominated to Edgar Award for Best Motion Picture Screenplay - "Presumed Innocent", with Frank Pierson
  • 1999
    • nominated to Satellite Mary Pickford Award
    • Satellite Mary Pickford Award
    • PGA Hall of Fame - Motion Pictures - "To Kill a Mockingbird"

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