Alan J. Pakula

Biography

Alan Jay Pakula (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). Pakula was also notable for directing his "paranoia trilogy": Klute (1971), The Parallax View (1974) and All the President's Men (1976). Description above from the Wikipedia article Alan J. Pakula, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Awards & recognition

• ★Mary Pickford Award
• ★National Board of Review Award — Best Film
• ☆Academy Award — Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · 1983 · nominated
• ☆Academy Award — Best Director · 1977 · nominated
• ☆Academy Award — Best Picture · 1963 · nominated