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Horton Foote (1916-2009) was an American playwright and screenwriter who won Academy Awards for To Kill a Mockingbird and Tender Mercies. He also wrote for television, musicals, and the Pulitzer Prize-winning The Young Man From Atlanta.
Horton Foote was a Pulitzer Prize-winning dramatist and Oscar-winning screenwriter, known for his adaptations of To Kill a Mockingbird, The Trip to Bountiful and Tender Mercies. He created the fictional town of Harrison, Texas, where he set many of his plays, and wrote about his family and childhood memories.
4 Mac 2009 · Horton Foote was an American playwright and screenwriter who adapted To Kill a Mockingbird and won the Pulitzer Prize for The Young Man from Atlanta. Learn about his life, career, and notable works in this article from Britannica.
Learn about the life and work of Horton Foote, a renowned American playwright, screenwriter and actor. From his childhood in Texas to his Oscar-winning adaptations of To Kill a Mockingbird and Tender Mercies, discover his legacy and influence.
5 Mac 2009 · Horton Foote, who chronicled a wistful American odyssey through the 20th century in plays and films mostly set in a small town in Texas and who left a literary legacy as one of the country’s...
Horton Foote receiving his Pulitzer Prize from Columbia University President George Rupp.
Horton Foote, who chronicled America's wistful odyssey through the 20th century in plays and films mostly set in a small town in Texas, died in Hartford, Conn., on March 4, 2009.
