Sophie's Choice
1983
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Pakula, 70, was driving on a suburban highway when a metal bar crashed through the windshield and struck his head, Suffolk County police said. He lost control of his 1995...
Mr. Pakula was killed when a metal pipe smashed through the windshield of his black Volvo station wagon and struck him in the head at 11:15 A.M., Detective Sgt. Brian Traynor, a...
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Alan J. Pakula. Alan Jay Pakula ( / pəˈkuːlə /; April 7, 1928 – November 19, 1998) was an American film director, writer, and producer. He was nominated for three Academy Awards: Best Picture for To Kill a Mockingbird (1962), Best Director for All the President's Men (1976), and Best Adapted Screenplay for Sophie's Choice (1982).
Nov 20, 1998 · Police said the director died after a metal pipe -- seven feet long, four inches in diameter -- crashed through his windshield and struck him in the head as he was driving on the Long Island ...
Nov 20, 1998 · Alan J. Pakula, who enjoyed acclaim as both a producer (“To Kill a Mockingbird,” “Up the Down Staircase”) and director (“Klute,” “All the President’s Men,” “Sophie’s Choice”), died Thursday...
May 1, 2024 · Alan J. Pakula (born April 7, 1928, Bronx, New York, U.S.—died November 19, 1998, Melville, New York) was an American motion-picture director, producer, and screenwriter who evoked exceptional performances from actors and actresses in the 16 films he directed, most notably in three dark, foreboding psychological thrillers: Klute (1971), The ...
Nov 20, 1998 · Mr Pakula, who was 70, was killed after a metal pole lying in the road pierced his car windscreen and hit him on the head. His films told wide-ranging stories - of survival under Nazi oppression, of political scandal and of racism in the American South.
