Frank Darabont
Gender: Male
Birthday: 1959-01-28
Place of Birth: Montbéliard, Doubs, France
Also Known As: Frank A. Darabont, Ardeth Bey, Frank Árpád Darabont, Ferenc Árpád Darabont, Darabont Ferenc Árpád
Biography
Frank Árpád Darabont (born Ferenc Árpád Darabont, January 28, 1959) is an American screenwriter, director, and producer, who has been nominated for three Academy Awards and a Golden Globe. He was born in France to Hungarian parents who fled Budapest during the 1956 uprising, but the family moved to Los Angeles while he was still an infant. He has directed the films The Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile, and The Mist, all based on stories by Stephen King. In 2010 he developed and executive produced the first season of the AMC network television series The Walking Dead.
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Known For
2010The Walking Dead
2004Entourage
2005King Kong
1997The Shining
1998Vampires
2026One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 5
2014The Director's Chair
2007Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner
2013Drew: The Man Behind the Poster
2010The Making of The Walking Dead
2011Bob Burns' Hollywood Halloween
2011Nightmare Factory
Walking the Mile: The Making of The Green Mile
Clint Eastwood's West
2008RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”
2008When Darkness Came: The Making of The Mist
2004Hope Springs Eternal: A Look Back at The Shawshank Redemption
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