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Alan Ball

Writing

Born May 13, 1957 · Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Also known as Alan E. Ball

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Biography

Alan Erwin Ball 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).

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Awards & recognition

  • GLAAD Stephen F. Kolzak Award · 2002
  • Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series · 2002
  • Academy Award — Best Writing, Original Screenplay · 2000
  • Directors Guild of America Award
  • Primetime Emmy Award
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  • Writers Guild of America Award
  • Academy Award — Best Writing, Original Screenplay · 2000 · nominated

Filmography11 titles

Six Feet Under: In Memoriam

2005as Himself

Six Feet Under

2001Creator, Director, Executive Producer, Writer

Banshee

2013Executive Producer

American Beauty

1999Co-Producer, Writer

True Blood

2008Director, Executive Producer, Writer

Uncle Frank

2020Director, Producer, Writer

Here and Now

2018Director, Executive Producer, Writer

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

2017Executive Producer

Towelhead

2007Director, Producer, Screenplay

Cybill

1995Director, Writer

Grace Under Fire

1993Director, Writer