Biography
Alan J. Pakula was an American director, producer, and screenwriter active in film from 1949 to 1997. He worked as a production assistant before producing his first film, FEAR STRIKES OUT, in 1957. He collaborated with director Robert Mulligan on half a dozen films. Pakula directed his first film, THE STERILE CUCKOO, in 1969. He was nominated for an Academy Award in the best picture category for TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD (1962), in the directing category for ALL THE PRESIDENT'S MEN (1976), and in the writing category for SOPHIE'S CHOICE (1982).
