Horton Foote

Horton Foote

Writing14th March 1916(died at 92)34 titles

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.

Born

14th March 1916

Died

4th March 2009

Known for

Writing

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Known for

To Kill a Mockingbird

–20th December 1962

Of Mice and Men

–16th September 1992

The Chase

Movie Crime Drama

–18th February 1966

Tender Mercies

Movie Drama Music

–4th March 1983

The Civil War

TV Show Documentary War & Politics

–23rd September 1990

Bessie

Movie Drama Music

–16th May 2015

Main Street

Movie Drama Romance

–21st October 2010

The Trip to Bountiful

–20th December 1985

Baby the Rain Must Fall

Movie Drama Romance

–12th January 1965

Hurry Sundown

–9th February 1967

Storm Fear

Movie Thriller Crime

–16th December 1955

Tomorrow

Movie Drama Romance

–9th April 1972

Convicts

–1st January 1991

The Trip to Bountiful

Movie Drama TV Movie

–8th March 2014

Old Man

Movie Drama History

–10th February 1997

The Philco Television Playhouse

–3rd October 1948

Filmography

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