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John Ball
Schenectady, New York, U.S.
John Dudley Ball Jr. (July 8, 1911 – October 15, 1988) was an American writer. He is best known for mystery novels involving police detective Virgil Tibbs. Tibbs was introduced in…
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John Dudley Ball Jr. (July 8, 1911 – October 15, 1988) was an American writer. He is best known for mystery novels involving 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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1994
In the Heat of the Night: A Matter of Justice
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1988
In the Heat of the Night
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1971
The Organization
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1970
They Call Me Mister Tibbs!
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1967
In the Heat of the Night
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