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John Ball was an American writer best known for his mystery novels. He was born on July 8, 1911 in Schenectady, New York. He attended the University of Michigan and graduated with a degree in English in 1933. Ball began his writing career in the 1940s, writing short stories for pulp magazines. He wrote his first novel, In the Heat of the Night, in 1965. The novel was adapted into an Academy Award-winning film in 1967. Ball wrote several other novels, including The Cool Cottontail, The Severed Wing, and The Choirboys. Ball was a member of the Mystery Writers of America and was awarded the Edgar Award for Best Novel in 1966 for In the Heat of the Night. He died on April 9, 1988 in Los Angeles, California. John Ball's net worth is estimated to be around $1 million. He earned his wealth through his writing career.

Popular As John Dudley Ball
Occupation writer
Age 77 years old
Zodiac Sign Cancer
Born 8 July, 1911
Birthday 8 July
Birthplace Schenectady, New York, USA
Date of death 15 October, 1988
Died Place Encino, California, USA
Nationality United States

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His wife is Patricia M. Hamilton (22 August 1942 - ?) ( 1 child)

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John Ball Net Worth

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1965

A prolific novelist, his best-known work would have to be "In the Heat of the Night" (1965), which was turned into both a successful film (In the Heat of the Night (1967)) and a successful TV series (In the Heat of the Night (1988).

1911

Novelist John Dudley Ball was born in Schenectady, NY, in 1911, the son of a scientist. He grew up in Milwaukee, WI, and attended Wisconsin's Carroll College. After graduation he worked as a staff writer specializing in science for "Fortune" magazine, then went to work for the "Brooklyn Eagle" newspaper as a feature writer and music critic, and held a variety of jobs in the publishing and broadcasting industries.