{"product_id":"alan-ball-conversations-paperback-softback-9781496857989","title":"Alan Ball; Conversations (Paperback \/ softback) 9781496857989","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eAlan Ball\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eConversations\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eThomas Fahy (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781496857989\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 18 September 2024\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e176 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2 cm, 0.453 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlan Ball: Conversations\u003c\/i\u003e features interviews that span Alan Ball's entire career and include detailed observations and insights into his Academy Award-winning film \u003ci\u003eAmerican Beauty\u003c\/i\u003e and Emmy Award-winning television shows \u003ci\u003eSix Feet Under\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTrue Blood\u003c\/i\u003e. Ball began his career as a playwright in New York, and his work soon caught the attention of Hollywood television producers. After writing for the sitcoms \u003ci\u003eGrace Under Fire\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCybill\u003c\/i\u003e, Ball turned his attention to the screenplay that would become \u003ci\u003eAmerican Beauty\u003c\/i\u003e. The critical success of this film opened up exciting possibilities for him in the realm of television. He created the critically acclaimed show \u003ci\u003eSix Feet Under\u003c\/i\u003e, and after the series finale, he decided to explore the issue of American bigotry toward the Middle East in his 2007 play \u003ci\u003eAll That I Will Ever Be\u003c\/i\u003e and the film \u003ci\u003eTowelhead\u003c\/i\u003e, which he adapted and directed in the same year. Ball returned to television once again with the series \u003ci\u003eTrue Blood\u003c\/i\u003e—an adaptation of the humorous, entertaining, and erotic world of Charlaine Harris’s vampire novels. In 2012 Ball announced that he would step down as executive producer of \u003ci\u003eTrue Blood\u003c\/i\u003e, in part, to produce both a new television series and his screenplay, \u003ci\u003eWhat’s the Matter with Margie?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University Press of Mississippi","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52607728025880,"sku":"9781496857989","price":21.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/alan-ball-conversations-paperback-softback-9781496857989","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}