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Frank Darabont

  • Birthplace: France
  • Birthday: January 28, 1959

A screenwriter-turned-director, Frank Darabont initially entered the film industry as production assistant and set dresser before he got a break when he sold an original screenplay (eventually produced in 1997 and aired on HBO) to producer Jere Henshaw and Apollo Pictures. The son of Hungarian refugees, he was born in a French relocation camp and raised in Chicago and Southern California. Eschewing college for a crack at a career in films, Darabont was driven by his goals. With several friends, he acquired the rights to a Stephen King short sto…more

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Career Milestones

  • 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

  • 1998

    Executive produced and scripted the HBO film "Black Cat Run"

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Awards

  • 2001

    People's Choice Award: Favorite Dramatic Motion Picture

  • 2001

    People's Choice Award: Favorite Motion Picture

  • 1999

    Broadcast Film Critics Association Award: Best Adapted Screenplay

  • 1995

    Humanitas Prize: Best Screenplay

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