Frank Darabont
Frank Arpad Darabont , born Darabont Ferenc , (born January 28, 1959 in Montbéliard , France ) is an American screenwriter and film director of Hungarian origin.
Life
Frank Darabont's parents fled Hungary after the Hungarian uprising in 1956 . He was born in a refugee camp in France, and his family then settled in Los Angeles .
Darabont began his Hollywood career in 1981 as a production assistant. He wrote his first realized screenplay in 1983 for a short film, which was also his directorial debut. His most successful films include The Condemned and The Green Mile , both of which are based on literary works by Stephen King . In both films, Darabont wrote the scripts and directed. For both, Darabont was nominated for an Oscar in the Best Adapted Screenplay category.
As a screenwriter and executive producer, Darabont was responsible for the 2010 AMC television series The Walking Dead . As a director he took over the production of the first episode. After the successful first season, Darabont was unexpectedly fired from AMC in July 2011. At the end of 2013, Darabont and his agency sued the television station for lost revenue.
Filmography
As a director
- 1983: The Woman in the Room (short film)
- 1990: Buried Alive (Buried Alive)
- 1994: The Shawshank Redemption (The Shawshank Redemption)
- 1999: The Green Mile
- 2001: The Majestic
- 2006: The Shield - The Shield ( The Shield , TV series) (episode 6 in Season 6)
- 2007: The fog (The Mist)
- 2010: The Walking Dead (TV series, pilot)
- 2013: Mob City (TV series, 4 episodes)
As a screenwriter
- 1983: The Woman in the Room (short film)
- 1987: Nightmare III - Freddy Krueger Lives (A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors)
- 1988: The Blob (The Blob)
- 1989: Die Fliege 2 (The Fly II)
- 1991: Three Ways to Death (Part 1.) (Two-Fisted Tales)
- 1992–1999: The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones (The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles)
- 1994: Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (Mary Shelley's Frankenstein)
- 1994: The Shawshank Redemption (The Shawshank Redemption)
- 1998: Black Cat Run
- 1999: The Green Mile
- 2007: The fog (The Mist)
- 2010: The Walking Dead (episodes 1, 2, 3, 6)
- 2013: Mob City (TV series)
Awards
| space | Movie |
|---|---|
| 1 | The condemned |
| 35 | The Green Mile |
Darabont has been nominated three times for an Oscar so far. He can also look back on a Golden Globe nomination. His film The Condemned has been number 1 on the IMDb Top 250 list for years .
- 1995 : Nomination in the category Best Adapted Screenplay for The Condemned
- 2000 : Nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay for The Green Mile
- 2000 : Nomination in the category Best Film for The Green Mile
- 1995 : Nomination for Best Screenplay for The Condemned
Directors Guild of America Award
- 1995: Nomination in the category of best feature film directing for The Condemned
- 2000: Nomination in the category Best Fiction Film Director for The Green Mile
- 2011: Nomination for Best Drama Series Director for The Walking Dead
Writers Guild of America Award
- 1991: Nomination for Tales from the Crypt
- 1995: Nomination in the category Best Adapted Screenplay for The Condemned
- 2011: Nomination for Best New Series for The Walking Dead
Fonts
- Walpuski's Typewriter , Roman, Cemetery Dance Publications, 2005, ISBN 978-1-58767-059-6
Web links
- Frank Darabont in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Frank Darabont in the Internet Speculative Fiction Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/walking-dead-what-happened-fired-221449
- ↑ http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/fired-walking-dead-creator-frank-666176
- ↑ The Top 250 of the IMDb (as of September 16, 2017)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Darabont, Frank |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Darabont, Frank Arpad (full name); Darabont, Ferenc |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American screenwriter and film director of Hungarian origin |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 28, 1959 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Montbeliard , France |