Born in the Bronx in 1928, Alan J. Pakula studied drama at Yale and began in Warner Bros.' cartoon department. He produced To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) and directed his first feature, The Sterile Cuckoo, in 1969. A New Hollywood director known for his psychological thrillers and his 'paranoia trilogy' of Klute, The Parallax View and All the President's Men, he later made Sophie's Choice (1982), Presumed Innocent (1990) and The Pelican Brief (1993). He died after a car accident on Long Island in 1998.
Filmography
- Klute (1971)
- The Parallax View (1974)
- All the President's Men (1976)
- Sophie's Choice (1982)