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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).

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   • Occupation: Playwright and screenwriter

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   Horton Foote was a Pulitzer Prize-winning dramatist and Oscar-winning screenwriter, known for his adaptations of To Kill a Mockingbird, The Trip to Bountiful and Tender Mercies. He created the fictional town of Harrison, Texas, where he set many of his plays, and wrote about his family and childhood memories.

   • Birth Date: January 1, 1
   • Birth Place: Wharton, Texas, USA

   • Death Date: January 1, 1
   • Death Place: Hartford, Connecticut, USA

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   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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6. www.nytimes.com › 2009/03/05 › theaterHorton Foote, Playwright and Screenwriter Who Chronicled ...

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   Mar 5, 2009 · Albert Horton Foote Jr., one of three sons of Albert Horton Foote and the former Hallie Brooks, was born March 14, 1916, in Wharton, Tex., a town about 40 miles southwest of Houston. His father ...

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   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.

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   What is the Horton Foote Theatre?

   • The Fine Arts Building at the college located in Wharton, Texas, Wharton County Junior College, is named the Horton Foote Theatre. He was known to be a large supporter of the arts in his hometown of Wharton, Texas. A Horton Foote Scholarship is awarded at the school to one student per year who excels in theatre.

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   Who is Albert Horton Foote Jr?

   • Albert Horton Foote Jr., one of three sons of Albert Horton Foote and the former Hallie Brooks, was born March 14, 1916, in Wharton, Tex., a town about 40 miles southwest of Houston. His father was a haberdasher and his mother taught piano. Although he boarded a train for Dallas at 16 to pursue acting, Mr. Foote never really left home.

   Horton Foote, Chronicler of America in Plays and Film, Dies at 92

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   Why is Horton Foote famous?

   • Horton Foote's success can be attributed to his honest examination of the human condition, and why some people survive tragedies while others are destroyed. His central themes of the sense of belonging and longing for home have resonate with audiences for 60 years. Playwright: "The Young Man from Atlanta".

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   How many children does Horton Foote have?

   • Their four children are actors Albert Horton Foote, III; Hallie Foote; playwright Daisy Brooks Foote; and director, writer and lawyer Walter Vallish Foote. They have worked on projects with their father. Hallie and Albert Horton Foote III (aka Horton Jr.) appeared in their father's film 1918 (1985).

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9. www.hortonfooteprize.org › hortonAbout Horton Foote , The Horton Foote Prize

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   Learn about the life and works of Horton Foote, a Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and Oscar-winning screenwriter. From his childhood in Texas to his career in New York and Hollywood, Foote wrote more than 60 plays, movies and TV dramas based on his own stories and experiences. He also adapted Faulkner's stories and To Kill a Mockingbird into screenplays.

10. www.nytimes.com › 2009/03/05 › worldHorton Foote, great American storyteller, dies at 92 - The ...

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    Mar 5, 2009 · Albert Horton Foote Jr., one of three sons of Albert Horton Foote and the former Hallie Brooks, was born March 14, 1916, in Wharton, Texas, a small town southwest of Houston. His father was a ...