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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).
Mar 4, 2009 · 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.
Horton Foote. Writer: To Kill a Mockingbird. Horton Foote, the Pulitzer Prize-winning dramatist and Oscar-winning screenwriter, was born on March 14, 1916, in Wharton, Texas.
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...
Learn about the life and work of Horton Foote, a renowned American playwright, screenwriter and actor. From his childhood in Texas to his Oscar-winning adaptations of To Kill a Mockingbird and Tender Mercies, discover his legacy and influence.
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.
Horton Foote had his first play, TEXAS TOWN, produced Off-Broadway in 1941. In a career that spanned over sixty-eight years, he had plays produced on Broadway, Off-Broadway, Off-Off-Broadway, and at many regional theatres around the country.
