Known For
Writing
Born
Mar 14, 1916
Died
Mar 04, 2009
Credits
34 titles
Horton Foote
Biography
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
Filmography
Bessie
Story
The Trip to Bountiful
Writer
Main Street
Screenplay
Fearful Symmetry
Self
Alone
Writer
Old Man
Teleplay
Lily Dale
Old Horace (voice)
Of Mice and Men
Screenplay
The Habitation of Dragons
Writer
Convicts
Writer
The Civil War
Jefferson Davis (voice)
Courtship
Screenplay
Almutaradat Al'akhira
Story
On Valentine's Day
Screenplay
The Trip to Bountiful
Screenplay
1918
Writer
Tender Mercies
Writer
Keeping On
Writer
American Playhouse
Writer
Barn Burning
Teleplay
The Displaced Person
Teleplay
Tomorrow
Screenplay
Hurry Sundown
Screenplay
The Chase
Novel
Baby the Rain Must Fall
Screenplay
To Kill a Mockingbird
Screenplay
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
The Shape of the River
Writer
Old Man
Teleplay
Armchair Theatre
Writer
Storm Fear
Writer
The Trip to Bountiful
Teleplay
Goodyear Television Playhouse
Writer
The Philco Television Playhouse
Director