Horton Foote

Horton Foote

Known for: Writing
Biography: 1916-03-14
Deathday: 2009-03-04 (92 years old)

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Biography

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, and his original screenplay for the film Tender Mercies (1983). He was also known for his notable live television dramas produced during the Golden Age of Television.

Foote received the 1995 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for his play The Young Man From Atlanta. He was the inaugural recipient of the Austin Film Festival's Distinguished Screenwriter Award. In 2000, he was awarded the National Medal of Arts.

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Known For
Writing

Gender
Male

Birthday
1916-03-14

Deathday
2009-03-04 (92 years old)

Birth Place
Wharton County, United States of America

Religion
Christian Science

Children
Hallie Foote

Father
Albert Horton Foote

Mother
Harriet Gautier Brooks

Citizenships
United States of America

Awards
Evelyn F. Burkey Award, PEN/Laura Pels International Foundation for Theater Award, Writers Guild of America Award, Primetime Emmy Award, Pulitzer Prize for Drama, Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay, Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay


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