Horton Foote
American playwright and screenwriter (1916–2009)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 14 Mar 1916
- Died
- 4 Mar 2009
- Works
- 86
Top works
- Prentice Hall Literature--Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes--Gold Level
- Prentice Hall Literature--Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes--Gold
- Works (Convicts / Lily Dale / Roots in a Parched Ground / The Widow Claire)
- Valentine's Day
- Genesis of an American playwright
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Film & TV
Writing
Albert Horton Foote Jr. (March 14, 1916 – March 4, 2009) was an American playwright and screenwriter. He received Academy Awards for To Kill a Mockingbird (1962), which was adapted from the 1960 novel of the same name by Harper Lee, and Tender Mercies (1983). He was also known for his notable live television dramas produced during the Golden Age of Television.
Known for
- Fearful Symmetry — Self1998
- Lily Dale — Old Horace (voice)1996
- The Civil War — Jefferson Davis (voice)1990
- The Merv Griffin Show — Self1962
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1916 births2009 deaths20th-century American dramatists and playwrights20th-century American male writers20th-century American screenwriters21st-century American dramatists and playwrights21st-century American male writersAmerican Christian ScientistsAmerican male dramatists and playwrightsAmerican male screenwritersBest Adapted Screenplay Academy Award winners