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Frank Darabont

The native form of this personal name is Darabont Ferenc Árpád. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Frank Darabont
Darabont at the 2011 PaleyFest
Born
Ferenc Árpád Darabont

(1959-01-28) January 28, 1959 (age 65)
Montbéliard, France
Other namesFrank A. Darabont
Ardeth Bey
CitizenshipUnited States
EducationHollywood High School
Occupations
  • Screenwriter
  • director
  • producer
Years active1981–present
SpouseSara Rae Darabont[1]

Frank Árpád Darabont (born Ferenc Árpád Darabont, January 28, 1959)[2] is an American screenwriter, director and producer.

He has been nominated for three Academy Awards and a Golden Globe Award. In his early career, he was primarily a screenwriter for such horror films as A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987), The Blob (1988) and The Fly II (1989). As a director, he is known for his film adaptations of Stephen King novellas and novels, such as The Shawshank Redemption (1994), The Green Mile (1999), and The Mist (2007).

Darabont also developed and executive-produced the first season and first half of the second season of the AMC horror drama series The Walking Dead (2010–2011).

  1. ^ "'The Shawshank Redemption' Turns 25: Frank Darabont Reflects on the Journey from Box Office Bomb to Oscar Nominee". The Hollywood Reporter. September 18, 2019.
  2. ^ "Celebrity birthdays for the week of Jan. 22-28". The Associated Press. January 17, 2023. Retrieved January 27, 2023.

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