John Ball

John Ball

Known for: Writing
Biography: 1911-07-08
Deathday: 1988-10-15 (77 years old)

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Biography

John Dudley Ball Jr. (July 8, 1911 – October 15, 1988) was an American writer best known for mystery novels involving the African-American police detective Virgil Tibbs. Tibbs was introduced in the 1965 novel In the Heat of the Night, which won the Edgar Award for Best First Novel from the Mystery Writers of America and was made into an Oscar-winning film of the same name, starring Sidney Poitier and Rod Steiger.

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Known For
Writing

Gender
Male

Birthday
1911-07-08

Deathday
1988-10-15 (77 years old)

Birth Place
Schenectady, United States of America

Citizenships
United States of America

Awards
Edgar Awards


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