Alan Ball is partnering with Oprah Winfrey 's Harpo Films for an HBO movie based on The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks , Variety reports. The nonfiction book, published in February, focuses on Lacks, a mother of five who died from cervical cancer in 1951 and whose cancerous cells were used for... Read More Other Links From TVGuide.com Alan Ball Oprah Winfrey