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Horton Foote

Writing · Born March 14, 1916 · Wharton, Texas, USA

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.

Horton Foote movies and shows

  • The Merv Griffin Show1962
  • American Playhouse1982
  • The Philco Television Playhouse1948
  • Goodyear Television Playhouse1951
  • The Civil War1990
  • To Kill a Mockingbird1962
  • Of Mice and Men1992
  • The Chase1966
  • Armchair Theatre1956
  • Tender Mercies1983
  • Bessie2015
  • Baby the Rain Must Fall1965
  • The Trip to Bountiful1985
  • Main Street2010
  • Hurry Sundown1967
  • Courtship1987
  • 19181985
  • On Valentine's Day1986
  • Convicts1991
  • Alone1997
  • The Trip to Bountiful2014
  • Old Man1997
  • Fearful Symmetry1998
  • The Displaced Person1977