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In 1998, he was slowly in the works to direct a situation comedy he had written entitled "A Tale of Two Strippers"; which told the story of two male exotic dancers in Las Vegas who find themselves trying to evade a hit man after witnessing an arranged murder when they get an address mixed up and arrive to the wrong location to perform a private gig. He died in an automobile accident before anything could start so the project was immediately canceled. Had it gone through it would've marked the film debuts of actors Josh Duhamel and Ashton Kutcher whom he hired to star in the lead roles.

He also directed Presumed Innocent (1990), The Pelican Brief (1993) and The Devil's Own (1997), his last film.

President of the 'Official Competition' jury at the 31st Cannes International Film Festival in 1978.

He has directed one film that has been selected for the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically or aesthetically" significant: All the President's Men (1976). He has also produced one film that is in the registry: To Kill a Mockingbird (1962).

He was married to his second wife, Hannah Pakula from 1973 until his death in 1998.

From October 19, 1963, until 1971, Pakula was married to actress Hope Lange.

Alan J. Pakula 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).

His production business partner in the 1950s and 1960s was Robert Mulligan.

Biography in: John Wakeman, editor. "World Film Directors, Volume Two, 1945-1985". Pages 728-732. New York: The H.W. Wilson Company, 1988.