---
title: 'John Ball'
type: 'person'
roles:
  - 'crime fiction writer'
  - 'novelist'
  - 'journalist'
  - 'music critic'
  - 'writer'
born: '1911-07-08'
died: '1988-10-15'
birthplace: 'Schenectady'
deathplace: 'Encino'
films_in_library: 3
reviews_of_their_work: 0
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/people/john-ball'
updated: '2026-08-07'
wikipedia: 'https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Ball_(novelist)'
wikidata: 'Q3809058'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# John Ball

crime fiction writer, novelist, journalist, music critic, writer.

## Filmography on CinePixo

- 1971 · [The Organization](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-organization-1971) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1970 · [They Call Me Mister Tibbs!](https://cinepixo.com/movies/they-call-me-mister-tibbs-1970) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1967 · [In the Heat of the Night](https://cinepixo.com/movies/in-the-heat-of-the-night-1967) — Screenplay · unreviewed here

## Criticism on CinePixo

Nothing written about their work here yet.

Source: https://cinepixo.com/people/john-ball
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