- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Alan Ball (b. 1957)
- Creator:
- Devaney, Sheila
- Date of Original:
- 2005-01-21
- Subject:
- Motion picture producers and directors--California--Los Angeles
Screenwriters--California--Los Angeles
Ball, Alan, 1957- - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- articles
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
- Description:
- Encyclopedia article about acclaimed screenwriter and producer Alan Ball, a Georgia native. Ball 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.
Alan Ball was born in Atlanta, Georgia in 1957 and grew up in Marietta. He attended Florida State University in Tallahassee, where he majored in theater with a concentration in acting and playwriting. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/alan-ball-b-1957/
- Language:
- eng
- Additional Rights Information:
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- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: "Alan Ball (b. 1957)," New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved [date]: http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org.
- Original Collection:
- Forms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.
- Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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