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Film & TV
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Alan E. Ball is an American writer, director, actor and producer for film, theatre and television. He is particularly notable for writing American Beauty and True Blood and for creating Six Feet Under, work which earned him an Academy Award, an Emmy, and awards from the Writers, Directors, and Producers Guilds. Ball was born in Marietta, Georgia, to Frank and Mary Ball, an aircraft inspector…
Known for
- The Future of Fear — Self2011
- Six Feet Under: In Memoriam — Himself2005
- Anatomy of a Working Stiff — Himself2004
- American Beauty: Look Closer... — Self2000
- The Oscars — Self1953
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Key facts
- Born
- Alan Erwin Ball , ( 1957-05-13 ) May 13, 1957 (age 69) , Marietta, Georgia , U.S.
- Education
- University of Georgia Florida State University
- Occupations
- Screenwriter, director, producer
- Known for
- Screenwriter of American Beauty
- Television
- Six Feet Under , True Blood , Banshee
- Partner
- Peter Macdissi
- Awards
- Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay , American Beauty (1999)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Erwin
- Family name
- Ball
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Atlanta
- Occupation
- showrunner
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Buddhism
- Notable work
- True Blood
- Image
- BALL Allan-24x30-2008b.jpg
- Residence
- Los Angeles
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- Commons category
- Alan Ball
- date of birth
- 1957-05-13
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay
- unmarried partner
- Peter Macdissi
- start of work period
- 1994-00-00
- different from
- Alan Ball
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Encyclopedic overview
Alan Erwin Ball (born May 13, 1957) is an American writer and director for film and television. Ball is best known for writing the screenplay for the dramedy film American Beauty (1999), for which he won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay at the 72nd Academy Awards ceremony. He also created the HBO drama series Six Feet Under (2001–2005) and True Blood (2008–2014), and served as an executive producer on the Cinemax action drama series Banshee (2013–2016). He wrote and directed the films Towelhead (2007) and Uncle Frank (2020).
Early life
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