Horton Foote
Known for
Writing
Born
March 14, 1916
Died
March 4, 2009 (aged 92)
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.
Best known work
To Kill a Mockingbird
1962
Of Mice and Men
1992
The Chase
1966
Tender Mercies
1983
The Civil War
1990
Bessie
2015
Main Street
2010
The Trip to Bountiful
1985
Baby the Rain Must Fall
1965
Hurry Sundown
1967Filmography
2015
BessieStory
2014
The Trip to BountifulWriter
2010
Main StreetScreenplay
1998
Fearful Symmetryas Self
1997
AloneWriter
1997
Old ManTeleplay
1996
Lily Daleas Old Horace (voice), Theatre Play, Screenplay
1992
Of Mice and MenScreenplay
1992
1991
ConvictsWriter
1990
1987
CourtshipScreenplay
1986
1986
On Valentine's DayScreenplay
1985
The Trip to BountifulScreenplay, Producer
1985
1918Writer
1983
Tender MerciesWriter, Co-Producer
1983
Keeping OnWriter
1982
1980
Barn BurningTeleplay
1977
The Displaced PersonTeleplay
1972
TomorrowScreenplay
1967
Hurry SundownScreenplay
1966
The ChaseTheatre Play, Novel
1965
Baby the Rain Must FallTheatre Play, Screenplay