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Alan J. Pakula
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Director, Producer, Screenwriter Born: April 7, 1928 in New York City, NY Death: November 19, 1998 in Long Island Expressway, NY Biography:Renowned for guiding actors to the Oscars and, as "Robert Redford" put it, bringing "sensitivity and intellect to seemingly intractable subjects," "Alan J. Pakula" built a successful career that was cut short by his death in a car accident in 1998. With his restrained, thoughtful filmmaking style, Pakula weathered industry upheavals and audience tastes that often preferred anything but intelligent subtlety, leaving a legacy that includes "All the President's Men" (1976).
Born and raised in New York, Pakula dabbled in high school theater, but he didn't consider a show business career until he took a summer job at "Leland Hayward"'s talent agency. Pakula majored in drama at Yale, graduating in 1948. While working at Warner Bros. in 1949, Pakula directed a Los Angeles stage production of Antigone that caught producer "Don Hartman"'s eye. Hartman got Pakula a job reading scripts at MGM in 1950, and took... Full Biography
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