Mathew St. Patrick

After winning a screenwriting Oscar for American Beauty, Alan Ball went on to create this five-season-long Emmy winner about a dysfunctional family who run an independent funeral home.

After winning a screenwriting Oscar for American Beauty, Alan Ball went on to create this five-season-long Emmy winner about a dysfunctional family who run an independent funeral home.

After winning a screenwriting Oscar for American Beauty, Alan Ball went on to create this five-season-long Emmy winner about a dysfunctional family who run an independent funeral home.

After winning a screenwriting Oscar for American Beauty, Alan Ball went on to create this five-season-long Emmy winner about a dysfunctional family who run an independent funeral home.

After winning a screenwriting Oscar for American Beauty, Alan Ball went on to create this five-season-long Emmy winner about a dysfunctional family who run an independent funeral home.