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William Ball

Born April 28, 1931 · Chicago, Illinois

Died July 30, 1991 · aged 60

William Gormaly Ball (29 April 1931 – 30 July 1991) was an American stage director and founder of the American Conservatory Theater (ACT). He was awarded the Drama Desk Vernon Rice Award in 1959 for his production of Chekhov's Ivanov and was nominated for a Tony Award in 1965 for his production of Molière's Tartuffe, starring Michael O'Sullivan and René Auberjonois. He was also a noted director of…

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Suburban CommandoSuburban Commando · 1991
Suburban Commando
★ 4.71991
MovieActionComedy
Shep Ramsey is an interstellar hero, righting wrongs, etc. His ship is damaged after a fight with an interstellar nasty and he must hide out on Earth until it can recharge. He leaves his power suit at home, but still finds himself unable to allow wrongs to go unrighted and so mixes it up with bad drivers, offensive paperboys, muggers and the like.
The Taming of the ShrewThe Taming of the Shrew · 1976
The Taming of the Shrew
★ 6.91976
MovieComedyRomance
San Francisco's prize-winning American Conservatory Theater's rowdy commedia dell'arte production incorporates slapstick, pratfall and earthy humor into William Shakespeare's comedy about the two unmarried daughters of a wealthy Italian merchant. While daughter Bianca is genteel and popular, daughter Kate is foul-tempered and strong-willed. No one dares to marry Kate, until Petruchio arrives in Padua and tries his hand at courtship.
ClaudeClaude · 1992
Claude
★ 6.01992
MovieComedyDrama
A hapless, bad-luck prone loser meets a free-spirited Frenchwoman who inspires him to get his life back on track.
Cyrano de BegeracCyrano de Begerac · 1974
Cyrano de Begerac
1974
MovieDramaRomance
Cyrano de Begerac helps an army officer woo Roxanne, the woman he loves.
Great PerformancesGreat Performances · 1971
Great Performances
★ 6.11971
SeriesComedyDocumentary
The best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse programming portfolio of classical music, opera, popular song, musical theater, dance, drama, and performance documentaries.
The DefendersThe Defenders · 1961
The Defenders
★ 6.31961
SeriesDrama
The Defenders is an American courtroom drama series . It starred E. G. Marshall and Robert Reed as father-and-son defense attorneys who specialized in legally complex cases, with defendants such as neo-Nazis, conscientious objectors, civil rights demonstrators, a schoolteacher fired for being an atheist, an author accused of pornography, and a physician charged in a mercy killing.

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