Horton Foote
Writing·March 14, 1916·† March 4, 2009 — 92 years old
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.
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2015BessieStory2014The Trip to BountifulWriter2010Main StreetScreenplay1998Fearful SymmetrySelf1997AloneWriter1997Old ManTeleplay1996Lily DaleOld Horace (voice) · Theatre Play · Screenplay1992Of Mice and MenScreenplay1992The Habitation of DragonsWriter1991ConvictsWriter1990The Civil WarTVJefferson Davis (voice)1987CourtshipScreenplay1986Almutaradat Al'akhiraStory1986On Valentine's DayScreenplay1985The Trip to BountifulScreenplay · Producer19851918Writer1983Tender MerciesWriter · Co-Producer1983Keeping OnWriter1982American PlayhouseTVWriter · Theatre Play · Screenplay1980Barn BurningTeleplay1977The Displaced PersonTeleplay1972TomorrowScreenplay1967Hurry SundownScreenplay1966The ChaseTheatre Play · Novel1965Baby the Rain Must FallTheatre Play · Screenplay1962To Kill a MockingbirdScreenplay1962The Merv Griffin ShowTVSelf1960The Shape of the RiverWriter1958Old ManTeleplay1956Armchair TheatreTVWriter1955Storm FearWriter1953The Trip to BountifulTeleplay1951Goodyear Television PlayhouseTVWriter1948The Philco Television PlayhouseTVDirector