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  1. Alan Erwin Ball (born May 13, 1957) is an American writer and director for film and television. Ball wrote the screenplay for American Beauty, for which he earned an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay.

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  3. Jan 21, 2005 · Acclaimed screenwriter and producer Alan Ball, a Georgia native, has won many awards during his successful career in television and film. Between 1999 and 2003 Ball received an Oscar, a Peabody, two Golden Globes, and six Emmys for his work.

  4. Nov 27, 2020 · Alan Ball: ‘I wonder if American Beauty would get made now’ The seasoned showrunner and writer of the 1999 Kevin Spacey-starring classic has a new film about growing up gay in the south.

  5. Dec 8, 2020 · Uncle Frank was penned by Alan Ball, the Oscar-winning writer of 1999 suburban psycho-thriller American Beauty. Ball subsequently achieved television royalty with the HBO black comedy Six Feet Under and vampire drama True Blood. But Uncle Frank —Ball’s directorial debut, is by far his most personal effort.

  6. Oct 21, 2015 · 13K views 7 years ago. (Visit: http://www.uctv.tv/) Oscar-winning screenwriter Alan Ball, veteran writer/producer, whose credits include Six Feet Under and True Blood, joins host Matt Ryan to...

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  7. Ball has written two films, American Beauty (1999) and Towelhead (2007), the latter of which he also produced and directed. He is also the creator, writer and executive producer of the HBO drama series Six Feet Under and True Blood. He was showrunner for True Blood for its first five seasons.

  8. Aug 20, 2021 · ‘Uncle Frank’ Star Paul Bettany and Writer-Director Alan Ball on the Personal Connections They Found With Film’s Story and Themes. The duo reunite to discuss their Amazon film,...

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