Oscar-winning screenwriter Alan Ball sells Hollywood Hills compound for $7.1 million

Screenwriter Alan Ball has parted ways with his longtime home in Hollywood Hills, selling the compound on more than an acre for $7.115 million.

The hilltop compound sits at the end of a tree-lined drive and is surrounded by mature trees and landscaping. Within the grounds are a wood-clad 1954 Craftsman house, a detached guesthouse, a two-story gym with a steam room and a studio/pool house. The various structures combine to offer six bedrooms and six bathrooms with 6,000 square feet of living space.

Within the main house are a vaulted-ceiling living room, an updated kitchen and a breakfast nook that opens to the grounds. The white-painted library features one of two fireplaces and a walls of built-ins. There’s also a home theater.

Outdoors, stone steps lead away from the main house to a swimming pool and spa. A fire pit with a seating area takes in city and canyon views. Elsewhere is a large aviary.

The hilltop property originally came to market last year for $8.5 million and was more recently listed for $7.45 million, according to the Multiple Listing Service.

Zach Goldsmith of Hilton & Hyland, an affiliate of Christie’s International Real Estate, had the listing. Brett Lawyer, also with Hilton & Hyland, represented the buyer.

Ball, 60, won an Academy Award for best screenplay for the 1999 film “American Beauty.� He is also the creator and producer of such shows as “True Blood� and “Six Feet Under.�

More recently, he served as an executive producer for the television film drama “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks,� starring Oprah Winfrey.

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