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Frank Darabont

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Frank Darabont

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American film director, screenwriter and producer

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Frank Darabont is an American screenwriter, film producer, and film director. Born Ferenc Árpád Darabont in Montbéliard, France, on January 28, 1959, he holds United States citizenship. He began his work period in 1981 and is a member of the Writers Guild of America West. Darabont has been nominated for an Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay, and an Academy Award for Best Picture.

His notable works include The Shawshank Redemption (1994), The Green Mile, and Reading Stephen King. He also directed The Making of Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein" and Walpuski's typewriter. Darabont was educated at Hollywood High School and speaks English. His name in his native language is Darabont Ferenc Árpád.

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Works
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Top works

  • Reading Stephen King
  • Walpuski's typewriter
  • The green mile
  • The Making of Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein"
  • The shawshank redemption (1994)

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Montbéliard, Doubs, France

Frank Darabont (born January 28, 1959) is an 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,…

Known for

  • The Thing Expanded — Self2026
  • One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 5 — Self - Guest Director Chapter 3 And 52026
  • King on Screen — Self2023
  • Light in the Darkness: The Impact of Night of The Living Dead — Self2018
  • Walking the Mile — Self2014
  • The Director's Chair — Self2014
  • Drew: The Man Behind the Poster — Self2013
  • Fear Himself: The Life and Crimes of Freddy Krueger — Self2012
  • Nightmare Factory — Self2011
  • Clint Eastwood's West — Self2011

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Key facts

Born
Ferenc Árpád Darabont , ( 1959-01-28 ) January 28, 1959 (age 67) , Montbéliard , France
Other names
Frank A. Darabont, Ardeth Bey
Citizenship
United States
Education
Hollywood High School
Occupations
Screenwriter director producer
Years active
1981–present
Spouse
Sara Rae Darabont

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Árpád
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Montbéliard
Occupation
director
Educated at
Hollywood High School
Languages spoken
English language
Image
Frank Darabont at the PaleyFest 2011 - The Walking Dead panel.jpg
Work location
United States
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Frank Darabont
date of birth
1959-01-28
nominated for
Academy Award for Best Picture
name in native language
Darabont Ferenc Árpád
start of work period
1981-00-00
related category
Category:Films with screenplays by Frank Darabont
birth name
Ferenc Árpád Darabont
member of
Writers Guild of America West
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Encyclopedic overview

Frank Árpád Darabont (born Ferenc Árpád Darabont, January 28, 1959) 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). He directed two episodes of the fifth and final season of the Netflix science fiction horror drama series Stranger Things (2025).

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