Ball, John

Country/Region:: USA
Born:: July 8, 1911
Dead:: October 15, 1988
Genres:: Miscellaneous prose, Crime literature, Children's literature

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John Dudley Ball was an American author, editor and music critic whose award-winning crime novel In the Heat of the Night (1965), adapted for the screen starring Sidney Poitier, was much discussed at the time. The film was awarded five Academy Awards in 1967.

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The article written by: Johan Wopenka. Published: August 6, 2015

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