Alan Ball (screenwriter)
Alan Ball (born May 13, 1957 in Atlanta , Georgia) is an Oscar- winning screenwriter who became famous for his screenplay for the film American Beauty . He also works as a producer and director.
Life
Alan Ball is also the creator of the successful and award-winning HBO television series Six Feet Under - Always dies (2001-2005), for which he also worked as a producer and occasionally as a writer and director. On February 27, 2012, Ball resigned as the screenwriter of the mystery series True Blood .
In July 2016, HBO announced that they were collaborating with Alan Ball on a new drama series.
Ball is a graduate of Florida State University School of Theater .
Filmography
Screenwriter
- 1994–1995: Grace ( Grace Under Fire , TV series)
- 1997–1998: Cybill (TV series)
- 1999: American Beauty
- 1999: Oh, Grow Up (TV series)
- 2001–2005: Six Feet Under ( Six Feet Under , TV series)
- 2004: The M Word
- 2007: Nothing Is Private
- 2008–2011: True Blood (TV series)
- 2020: Uncle Frank
Producer, often as an executive producer or co-producer
- 1997–98: Cybill (TV series)
- 1999: American Beauty
- 1999: Oh, Grow Up (TV series)
- 2001: The Parlor
- 2001-05: Six Feet Under - Died always (Six Feet Under) (TV Series)
- 2007: Nothing Is Private
- 2008–2011: True Blood (TV series)
- 2013: Banshee - Small Town. Big Secrets. (TV series)
Director
- 2001–05: Six Feet Under (Six Feet Under) (TV series, seven episodes)
- 2007: Blunt - Nothing is Private (Towelhead)
- 2008: True Blood (TV series, two episodes)
- 2010: All Signs of Death (TV movie)
- 2020: Uncle Frank
Awards
- 2000 Oscar ( Best Original Screenplay ) for American Beauty
- 2002 Emmy (drama series director) for the pilot episode of Six Feet Under
literature
- Alan Ball: American Beauty. FilmFour Books, London 2000, ISBN 0-7522-1849-2 .
Web links
Commons : Alan Ball - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
- Literature by and about Alan Ball in the catalog of the German National Library
- Alan Ball in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Alan Ball in the Internet Speculative Fiction Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Alan Ball Leaving True Blood as Head Writer on dreadcentral.com (English)
- ↑ Fred Topel: HBO Announces New Shows from Jon Stewart and Alan Ball, Plus Premiere Dates for 'Westworld' & More. In: / film. July 30, 2016, accessed July 30, 2016 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ball, Alan |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American screenwriter, film director and producer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 13, 1957 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Atlanta , Georgia |