Get Lit honors poetic screenwriter Alan Ball

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Channel: Get Lit - Words Ignite · 2015 · Film & Animation

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In this clip, iconic screenwriter Alan Ball (Six Feet Under, American Beauty, and countless others) accepts our annual IGNITE award for inspiring our young poets by bringing gorgeous writing to the small screen for all of us to see.
Get Lit's Fall Gala, "The Poetry of Television," came to life at The Dodger Stadium Club on November 23, 2014 to honor brilliant TV writing and raise money to adopt 20 new schools. www.getlit.org.

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