Donn Pearce
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Emerging from a tumultuous youth in the Philadelphia suburbs, Pearce's early years were marked by brief stints in the Army, the Merchant Marine and a prison escape that led to a burglary career. In 1965 Scribner's released his debut novel Cool Hand Luke, and together with Frank Pierson he crafted the screenplay that earned an Academy Award nomination for the 1967 Paul Newman film, in which he also…
Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources
