Frank Darabont - Overview

Date of Birth: Jan 28, 1959

Place of Birth: France

Nationality: Hungary

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A lifelong horror fan who possessed great love for the genre and the works of Stephen King in particular, Frank Darabont's career as a writer and director yielded three Oscar nominations and worldwide acclaim for "The Shawshank Redemption" (1994), "The Green Mile" (1999) and "The Mist" (2007). He began his filmmaking career after asking King's permission to shoot a short film based on one of his stories; the project led to scripting for several minor horror films and TV series before the bittersweet drama of "Shawshank" brought him to international attention. Darabont found the heart and the literacy at the center of King's works - something few other directors had achieved - and continued to mine success from the author's library with "The Green Mile" and the darker "Mist." In doing so, Darabont brought integrity artistic quality to a genre that had sorely lacked such laudable elements for decades.

Born in a refugee camp in Montbeliard, France on Jan. 28, 1956, he was the son of Hungarian parents who had fled the country after the failed revolution that ye... Read More

Filmography (18)

Tales From the Script (2010)

Law Abiding Citizen (2009)

The Mist (2007)

King Kong (2005)

Collateral (2004)

The Salton Sea (2002)

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Milestones (25)

2011
Nominated for the 2011 Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series ("The Walking Dead")

2010
Created and also directed the pilot episode of "The Walking Dead" for the AMC Network

2010
Created and executive produced the AMC series, "The Walking Dead"; also directed the pilot episode; left the show just before the second season began

2007
Adapted and directed "The Mist," a horror film based on the 1980 novella by Stephen King

2005
Published the novella "Walpuski's Typewriter"; originally written in his early twenties, it first appeared in Jessie Horsting's magazine Midnight Graffiti

2001
Returned to filmmaking at the helm of "The Majestic," starring Jim Carrey; also co-wrote screenplay

1999
Returned to filmmaking at the helm of "The Green Mile," an adaptation of Stephen King's novel starring Hanks; also produced and scripted; received Oscar nominations for Best Picture and Best Screenplay

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Movie: Tales From the Script
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