Horton Foote
Writing
- Born
- March 14, 1916
- Died
- March 4, 2009 (age 92)
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
To Kill a Mockingbird
December 20, 1962
Of Mice and Men
September 16, 1992
The Chase
February 18, 1966
Tender Mercies
March 4, 1983
Bessie
May 16, 2015
Main Street
October 21, 2010
The Trip to Bountiful
December 20, 1985
Baby the Rain Must Fall
January 12, 1965
Hurry Sundown
February 9, 1967
Tomorrow
April 9, 1972
Storm Fear
December 16, 1955
Convicts
January 1, 1991
Behind the camera27
- 2015Bessie Story
- 2014The Trip to Bountiful Writer
- 2010Main Street Screenplay
- 1997Alone Writer
- 1997Old Man Teleplay
- 1996Lily Dale Screenplay, Theatre Play
- 1992Of Mice and Men Screenplay
- 1992The Habitation of Dragons Writer
- 1991Convicts Writer
- 1987Courtship Screenplay