Life and work
Alan Ball is an American screenwriter. Born: 13 May 1957. Citizenship recorded in the biographical source: United States.
Producer · Writer/Creator · Director · 1957–
Alan Ball
Alan Ball is an American screenwriter. Born on 13 May 1957, this profile follows Alan Ball through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Six Feet Under (2001) and True Blood (2008). The location trail reaches Sunset Gower Studios and Former Linda Vista Hospital. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
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Six Feet Under · Sunset Gower Studios
Alan Ball is credited as producer and writer on Six Feet Under. The work’s existing location story leads to Sunset Gower Studios. Six Feet Under is connected to production at this studio lot. The pin marks the studio site, not a surviving set, stage entrance or publicly accessible scene location.
True Blood · Former Linda Vista Hospital
Alan Ball is credited as director, writer and producer on True Blood. The work’s existing location story leads to Former Linda Vista Hospital. Former Linda Vista Hospital is documented as a location associated with True Blood (2008). The pin identifies the site; individual shots and interior sets can differ.
THE PLACES BEHIND THE STORY
A life on the map.
Explore 2 connections. Each connection links to its evidence; outlined circles mark approximate areas, not exact buildings or camera positions.
Sunset Gower Studios ↗︎
A studio production
Six Feet Under is connected to production at this studio lot. The pin marks the studio site, not a surviving set, stage entrance or publicly accessible scene location.
1438 N Gower Street
Open street map ↗︎Former Linda Vista Hospital ↗︎
A television connection
Former Linda Vista Hospital is documented as a location associated with True Blood (2008). The pin identifies the site; individual shots and interior sets can differ.
610 S St Louis Street
Open street map ↗︎IN THE STORY1957-05-13
Born 13 May 1957
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WORKS
Culture, connected.
Follow the work through its real places.
Six Feet Under
Alan Ball
True Blood
Alan Ball
KEEP EXPLORING
Cities and Worlds.
Los Angeles ↗︎
Follow a scene into the hills. A song onto the Strip. A story all the way to the ocean.
Six Feet Under ↗︎
Enter Six Feet Under through the Fisher home, then follow its Los Angeles language of preparation rooms, burial grounds and the beach where “Ecotone” turns grief into a threshold.
PEOPLE IN THE STORY
Creative connections.
Follow collaborators through their work and the real places tied to it.
Anna Paquin ↗︎
Anna Paquin is a New Zealand actress. Born on 24 July 1982, this profile follows Anna Paquin through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include She’s All That (1999), Almost Famous (2000) and True Blood (2008). The location trail reaches Torrance High School, Leo Carrillo State Park and Ambassador Hotel — former site. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
Alexander Skarsgård ↗︎
Alexander Skarsgård is a Swedish actor. Born on 25 August 1976, this profile follows Alexander Skarsgård through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include True Blood (2008). The location trail reaches Former Linda Vista Hospital. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
James Cromwell ↗︎
James Cromwell is an American actor. Born on 27 January 1940, this profile follows James Cromwell through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include L.A. Confidential (1997), Six Feet Under (2001), Spider-Man 3 (2007) and American Horror Story (2011). The location trail reaches Los Angeles City Hall, Frolic Room and Sowden House. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
Michael C. Hall ↗︎
Michael C. Hall is an American actor. Born on 1 February 1971, this profile follows Michael C. Hall through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Six Feet Under (2001). The location trail reaches Sunset Gower Studios. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
Richard Jenkins ↗︎
Richard Jenkins is an American actor. Born on 4 May 1947, this profile follows Richard Jenkins through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Six Feet Under (2001), The Man Who Wasn’t There (2001) and Eat Pray Love (2010). The location trail reaches Sunset Gower Studios, Musso & Frank Grill and Mouth of Truth, with existing stories in Rome. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
Peter Krause ↗︎
Peter Krause is an American actor. Born on 12 August 1965, this profile follows Peter Krause through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Six Feet Under (2001). The location trail reaches Sunset Gower Studios. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.