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	HBO: Alan Ball - Six Feet Under - Cast and Crew
		Alan Ball is the creator and Executive Producer of "Six Feet Under," the critically acclaimed drama series on HBO.
		Alan was awarded an Emmy and a DGA award for directing the pilot of "Six Feet Under", his directorial debut.
		Born in Atlanta, Ball was raised in Marietta, Georgia.
	www.hbo.com /sixfeetunder/cast/crew/alan_ball.shtml (275 words)

	Alan Ball (footballer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Ball was instrumental in the team which won his first and only major domestic honour in the game as Everton took the 1970 Football League Championship title, seeing off a late challenge from Leeds United.
		Ball was given the captaincy after the abrupt dropping of Emlyn Hughes by Revie and Ball held it for six consecutive games of varying importance, none of which England lost.
		Bravely, Ball went to Portsmouth to resume his management career and was a huge success, after 2 seasons of finishing in 4th spot he guided them to the top flight in 1987 while not incurring too much wrath from Southampton fans in the process.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Alan_Ball_(footballer) (1848 words)

	Alan Ball (screenwriter) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Alan Ball (born May 13, 1957 in Atlanta, Georgia) is an Academy Award-winning screenwriter, director, producer and occasional actor, who is best known for writing the screenplay for the Oscar-winning film American Beauty, and for creating the HBO original drama series Six Feet Under.
		Alan Ball is a graduate of the Florida State University School of Theatre.
		Ball started out by writing for the TV show Cybill, starring Cybill Shepherd, and he stated that he based the horrific suburban wife character played by Annette Bening in American Beauty on Shepherd, who has earned a reputation for being extremely difficult to work with, from both male and female co-workers.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Alan_Ball_(screenwriter) (421 words)

	New Georgia Encyclopedia: Alan Ball (b. 1957)
		Alan Ball was born in Atlanta in 1957 and grew up in Marietta.
		In 2006 Ball's script was named one of the 101 greatest screenplays by the Writers Guilds of America, east and west.
		Ball won an Emmy Award and a Directors Guild of America Award for the show's pilot, which was his directorial debut.
	www.georgiaencyclopedia.org /nge/Article.jsp?id=h-1519 (641 words)

	BBC SPORT \| Football \| World Cup winner Ball dies at 61
		Ball was the youngest member of the England side that won the World Cup in 1966 and went on to win 72 caps.
		Ball, who was awarded an MBE in 2000, is the second member of the side that beat West Germany 4-2 at Wembley to die.
		Ball went on to briefly captain his country but his international career was ended abruptly in 1975 when Ball was only 30.
	news.bbc.co.uk /sport1/hi/football/6590715.stm (1328 words)

	ToffeeWeb's Everton Hall of Fame: Ball, Alan
		Ball at his best was an awesome sight; he was a potent cocktail of courage, delicacy, confidence and burning desire to win.
		Ball's managerial career was never in the same class as his playing career.
		In November 1999 Alan Ball finally left Portsmouth for a second time, with Pompey in off-the-field disarray, and declared that it had probably been his last job in football.
	www.toffeeweb.com /history/legends/Ball.asp (545 words)

	Alan Ball MBE
		Alan began his career with Blackpool, in 1962-63 as an 18 year old but after three seasons, in which he netted 41 goals in 116 league appearances, he joined Everton for a British record fee of £110,000, but by that time he was a World Cup winner, in only his 13th England appearance.
		Alan set another transfer record, £220,000, when he joined Arsenal in December 1971 and spent five years at Highbury where he won a further 19 England caps to take his total to 72 with his final appearance, against Scotland.
		At 31 Alan moved on to Southampton when Lawrie McMenemy took him to The Dell and more than any other player Alan Ball was the driving force behind Saints` return to the First Division where he helped the club establish itself in the top flight.
	www.nmplive.co.uk /cse/alanballmbe.html (480 words)

	Mirror.co.uk - Sport - Football - ALAN BALL DIES TACKLING BLAZE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Ball was the youngest member of the triumphant 1966 England team and went on to win 72 caps for his country.
		Ball, a tough tackling midfielder, is the second member of the side that beat West Germany 4-2 to die.
		Ball was awarded an MBE in 2000 for his services to football.
	www.mirror.co.uk /sport/football/tm_headline=alan-ball-dies&method=full&objectid=18959268&siteid=89520-name_page.html (587 words)

	Alan Ball
		Alan Ball took a slightly roundabout path on his way to becoming a successful screenwriter.
		All the while, Ball was concentrating on an idea for a play loosely inspired by the real-life case of Amy Fisher, a Long Island teenager who, after becoming involved with an older married man, shot his wife.
		While Ball was enjoying his first flush of big screen success, he was faring less well in his return to the small screen.
	www.screenwritersutopia.com /modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=124 (507 words)

	Alan Ball M.B.E. at the Robert Winsor Charity Golf (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Alan Ball M.B.E. One of the most memorable sights of England's 1966 World Cup Final victory was the sight of Alan Ball, the youngest member of the team, running West Germany into the ground, socks down around his ankles.
		Alan began his career with Blackpool, in 1962-63 as an 18 year old but after three seasons, in which he netted 41 goals in 116 league appearances, he joined Everton for a British record fee of £110,000, but by that time he was a World Cup winner, in only his 13 th England appearance.
		At 31 Alan moved on to Southampton when Lawrie McMenemy took him to The Dell and more than any other player Alan Ball was the driving force behind Saints` return to the First Division where he helped the club establish itself in the top flight.
	www.charity-golf.com /alan_ball.htm (627 words)

	Alan Ball
		Alan Ball was born on 12th May 1945 in Farnworth, near Bolton and was football mad from his earliest days.
		Ball felt his career was stagnating at Blackpool and so he moved to Everton for 112,000 pounds, a British record fee (there was interest from a number of other clubs including some in Italy too).
		Ball joined Arsenal in December 1971 for 220,000 pounds, another British record fee.
	www.uit.no /mancity/staff/old/ball_alan.html (720 words)

	World Cup winner Alan Ball dies while trying to put out a bonfire \| the Daily Mail
		Ball, who was awarded an MBE in 2000 for his services to football, lived alone after his wife Lesley, 57, died from ovarian cancer three years ago.
		Alan was the youngest of the 1966 team and his wife was the youngest of the wives.
		Speaking from Ball's large detached home today a family friend said: "Alan was burning some rubbish in a proper brazier in the afternoon.
	www.dailymail.co.uk /pages/live/articles/sport/football.html?in_article_id=450554&in_page_id=1779 (1171 words)

	Tavis Smiley . Archives . Alan Ball . July 15, 2005 \| PBS
		Ball: But that would mean, you know, those of us who work on the show doing it for the rest of our lives.
		Ball: I think, probably, the thing that 'Six Feet Under' has done that I think would answer that question, at the top of the list--I think there are several things, actually--would be it's brought death out of the closet.
		Ball: Well, you know, I started out as a playwright, and my playwriting career in New York was just getting off the ground when I got the offer to come out here and write for TV.
	www.pbs.org /kcet/tavissmiley/archive/200507/20050715_ball.html (1309 words)

	washingtonpost.com: Alan Ball's Life After Death
		Mary Ann Ball, at the wheel of the car, was instantly killed when she turned onto a blind curve and hit an oncoming car.
		Ball's neighborhood was targeted for the building of an interstate highway, and the woods where he played as a young child were covered in fltop.
		Ball suspected that he was gay -- he remembers his reaction to seeing Sean Connery in a James Bond film at age 8 -- and instinctively knew that it would cause problems in his family.
	www.washingtonpost.com /ac2/wp-dyn/A5693-2002May24?language=printer (2438 words)

	Nigel's WebSpace - English Football Cards, Player Pages - Alan Ball
		Ball was recalled for the quarter and semi-final games, and provided the cross in the Final for the decisive but infamous Hurst goal in the 98th minute.
		Ball did play in the fateful quarter-final game against West Germany, though the Mexican heat is reported to have sapped his normal high levels of energy.
		Ball's debut for the Saints was in December 1976.
	cards.littleoak.com.au /player_pages/007_alan_ball.html (1068 words)

	Orlando Sentinel - Alan Ball passes away at 61 by
		Alan Ball, the youngest member of the England team that won the World Cup in 1966, has died.He was 61.
		Ball apparently died of a heart attack during the night, said his son, Jimmy, on Wednesday.
		Ball is the second member of the 1966 team to die.
	blogs.orlandosentinel.com /sports_soccerblog/2007/04/alan_ball_passe.html (564 words)

	Alan Ball Interview
		Alan Ball: I spent four seasons as a sitcom writer on shows that were really frustrating to be a writer on.
		Alan Ball: The first draft took eight months, but that's because I was working full-time as a co-executive producer on a network sitcom, so I was coming home at one in the morning and writing for two hours and going to sleep.
		Alan Ball: Yeah, and I think you have to have a deep and fundamental acceptance of mortality to really be able to see what's beautiful in life, because beauty and truth are inextricably connected.
	www.spiritualteachers.org /alan_ball.htm (1479 words)

	Alan ball - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
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	www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/alan_ball (168 words)

	Bio for Alan Ball on MSN Movies
		The screenwriter and co-producer of American Beauty, Alan Ball earned almost overnight acclaim and recognition for his screenplay for the film, which won a Best Original Screenplay Oscar and Golden Globe, as well as numerous other honors.
		Ball's success was a long time coming; much of the frustration and anger felt by American Beauty's protagonist, Lester Burnham, was inspired by the screenwriter's own dissatisfaction with his years spent working as a television writer and producer.
		Working closely with director Sam Mendes, Ball was given a remarkable degree of control over his screenplay, and American Beauty premiered in 1999 to ecstatic reviews and a host of award nominations.
	entertainment.msn.com /celebs/celeb.aspx?mp=b&c=227941 (383 words)

	Alan Ball
		The accompanying notes from Ball and director Sam Mendes are quite insightful, hinting at a different original ending and revealing Ball's odd inspiration for his idea: the tale of Joey Buttafuoco.
		Alan Ball previously served as co-executive producer and writer for the TV series Cybill and also wrote for the sitcom Grace Under Fire.
		Alan Ball's journey with his original screenplay, American Beauty, is one of those incredible, almost unbelievable, fairy tales.
	www.queertheory.com /histories/b/ball_alan.htm (740 words)

	World Cup legend Alan Ball dies - Worldnews.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		World Cup-winning hero Alan Ball died of a suspected heart attack after battling to put out a bonfire in his garden, Hampshire police have confirmed.
		Alan Ball, the youngest member of England's World Cup-winning side, died of a suspected heart attack after trying to put out a bonfire in his garden, Hampshire police have confirmed.
		LONDON: Alan Ball, the youngest member of England’s 1966 World Cup-winning side, has died of a suspected heart attack at the age of 61.
	article.wn.com /view/2007/04/25/World_Cup_legend_Alan_Ball_dies (548 words)

	Alan Ball: ZoomInfo Business People Information
		Alan Ball's summary was automatically generated using 2 references found on the Internet.
		Ball, a product development specialist who started and ran his own successful Boston firm, Altitude, said he expects to have 12 employees by the end of the year and 25-30 in two years.
		Ball says the proximity to leading educational institutions such as Harvard and MIT is no coincidence - the city's fertile academic soil is expected to be an asset in the effort to recruit top talent.
	www.zoominfo.com /people/ball_alan_65693755.aspx (1103 words)

	ESPNsoccernet - England - Football mourns Alan Ball
		Ball is the second member of the side that beat West Germany 4-2 at Wembley to pass away.
		A box-to-box midfielder, Ball was a key member of manager Sir Alf Ramsey's `Wingless Wonders', and was awarded an MBE in 2000 for his services to football.
		Ball began his career at Blackpool and went on to play for Everton, Arsenal and Southampton, before a spell playing in America.
	soccernet.espn.go.com /news/story?id=424869&cc=5739&campaign=rss&source=soccernet (394 words)

	BBC - Liverpool - Sport - Alan Ball
		Ball was the youngest member of the England side that won the World Cup in 1966.
		Alan was a great footballing player who had the skill, passion and technique which embodied a great footballing player.
		Alan was the ultimate footballer, almost telepathic with those around him, he had the quickest feet I have ever seen, a true legend.He was true gent always willing to have a chat even to an awe inspired young girl who wanted to play for Everton more than life itself!!Say hi!!!
	www.bbc.co.uk /liverpool/content/articles/2007/04/25/alan_ball_messages_feature.shtml (1422 words)

	Ball,Alan Books - Signed, used, new, out-of-print
		With an Introduction by Alan Ball, this companion book to the popular HBO show combines the hidden with the revealed, the humorous with the morose.
		Ball starts with the definition of politics and the history of its study, then introduces a variety of approaches and substantive aspects of political life, drawing examples from a wide range of states and political systems.
		Alan Ball's study of these abandoned children examines their lives and the strategies the government used to remove them from the...
	www.alibris.com /search/books/author/Ball,Alan (760 words)

	Alan Ball - Biography - Moviefone
		Ball's success was a long time coming; much of the frustration and anger felt by American Beauty's protagonist, Lester Burnham, was inspired by the screenwriter's own dissatisfaction with his years spent working as a television writer and producer.
		Born in Atlanta in 1957 and raised in the neighboring community of Marietta, Ball studied Theatre with an emphasis on acting and playwriting at Florida State University.
		After moving to Hollywood, Ball began working on the TV sitcom Grace Under Fire, and then became a writer and eventually an executive co-producer for the sitcom Cybill for three seasons.
	movies.aol.com /celebrity/alan-ball/271194/biography (400 words)

	icNewcastle - World Cup legend Alan Ball dies
		ALAN Ball will be remembered by many as a wonderfully talented footballer with a squeaky voice who never quite made the grade as a manager.
		Alan Ball was the guest speaker and I swear he made a lasting impression on everyone in the room.
		I had the pleasure of sitting next to Alan for the whole night and he was a true gent, happily posing for photographs, signing autographs and sharing memories.
	icnewcastle.icnetwork.co.uk /0200sport/0100football/tm_headline=world-cup-legend-alan-ball-dies&method=full&objectid=18961928&siteid=109975-name_page.html (1043 words)

	Alan Ball (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Alan Ball is the only player ever to play in over 100 First Division games for 4 different clubs - Blackpool, Everton, Arsenal and Southampton.
		Alan made his debut in 1962 for Blackpool and became their player manager in 1980, He won a Championship medal for Everton in 1970 before going into management years later.
		An excellent speaker; both motivating and entertaining, Alan lives down in Southampton, coming North to speak at a number of events.
	www.comedians.co.uk /alanball.htm (175 words)

	BBC SPORT \| Football \| Alan Ball remembered
		Alan Ball was small of stature but was a giant in the game
		Alan Ball was one of those rare men, a human tornado who made an impression on anybody whose life he breezed into.
		Everybody has their own memory of Alan Ball, who twice commanded the record British transfer fee for a player.
	news.bbc.co.uk /sport2/hi/football/6591385.stm (813 words)

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