Frank Darabont
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Biography
Frank Darabont (born January 28, 1959) is a Hungarian-American film director, screenwriter and producer who has been nominated for three Academy Awards and a Golden Globe. He was born in France by Hungarian parents who fled Budapest during the 1956 uprising, but the family moved to Los Angeles while he was still an infant.
He has directed the films The Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile, and The Mist, all based on stories by Stephen King. In 2010 he developed and executive produced the first season of the AMC network television series The Walking Dead.
Known For
Production Credits
Collateral
The Green Mile
The Walking Dead
The Shield
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Travels with Father
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Oganga, The Giver and Taker of Life
The Salton Sea
Raines
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Phantom Train of Doom
Talking Dead
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Adventures in the Secret Service
The Mist
The Blob
Tales from the Crypt
The Shawshank Redemption
Stranger Things
Black Cat Run
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
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