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Albert Horton Foote Jr. (March 14, 1916 – March 4, 2009) was an American playwright and screenwriter. He received Academy Awards for his screenplays for the 1962 film To Kill a Mockingbird, which was adapted from the 1960 novel of the same name by Harper Lee, [1] and his original screenplay for the film Tender Mercies (1983).
Apr 30, 2024 · Horton Foote (born March 14, 1916, Wharton, Texas, U.S.—died March 4, 2009, Hartford, Connecticut) was an American playwright and screenwriter who evoked American life in beautifully observed minimal stories and was perhaps best known for his adaptation of To Kill a Mockingbird.
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Horton Foote, the Pulitzer Prize-winning dramatist and Oscar-winning screenwriter, was born on March 14, 1916, in Wharton, Texas. He says at the age of ten, he had a "calling" to become an actor, and when he was 16 he convinced his parents to allow him to go to acting school.
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- Wharton, Texas, USA
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- Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Horton Foote, the Pulitzer Prize-winning dramatist and Oscar-winning screenwriter, was born on March 14, 1916, in Wharton, Texas. He says at the age of ten, he had a "calling" to become an actor, and when he was 16 he convinced his parents to allow him to go to acting school.
- March 14, 1916
- March 4, 2009
Mar 5, 2009 · Horton Foote, who chronicled a wistful American odyssey through the 20th century in plays and films mostly set in a small town in Texas and who left a literary legacy as one of the country’s...
Mar 5, 2009 · Horton Foote, who captured the dignity, depth of character and frequent hardship of American life for the stage and screen, died Wednesday in Hartford, Conn., at the age of 92.
A film that chronicles the creative journey of acclaimed Texas writer Horton Foote through his own eyes and voice at the end of his life. Learn about his 70-year career of writing stories set in Harrison, Texas, and his award-winning plays and films.
