{"product_id":"alan-ball-thomas-fahy-9781496857989","title":"Alan Ball: Conversations","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Thomas Fahy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1496857984\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781496857989\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of Mississippi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/18\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 156\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.52lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.36d","brand":"Thomas Fahy","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48217414435071,"sku":"9781496857989","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_807f3a2e-0145-42ce-a3eb-40ceba1c4b87.jpg?v=1771997069","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/alan-ball-thomas-fahy-9781496857989","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}