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Horton Foote

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Born: 1916-03-14
Died: 2009-03-04
Gender: Male
Popularity: 0.4

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.

Awards & Nominations8 won · 5 nominated

Nominated

Tony Award for Best Play

Dividing the Estate

2009
Nominated

Tony Award for Best Play

The Young Man from Atlanta

1997
🏆 Won

Pulitzer Prize for Drama

The Young Man from Atlanta

1995
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay

The Trip to Bountiful

1986
🏆 Won

Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay

Tender Mercies

1984
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay

Tender Mercies

1984
🏆 Won

Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay

To Kill a Mockingbird

1963
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay

To Kill a Mockingbird

1963
🏆 Won

Primetime Emmy Award

🏆 Won

Evelyn F. Burkey Award

🏆 Won

Writers Guild of America Award

🏆 Won

star on Playwrights' Sidewalk

🏆 Won

PEN/Laura Pels International Foundation for Theater Award

Acting4 titles

The Civil War
7.9
Series

The Civil War

1990Documentary
The Merv Griffin Show
6.6
Series

The Merv Griffin Show

1962-1986Documentary
Fearful Symmetry
5.3
Movie

Fearful Symmetry

1998Documentary
Lily Dale
3.7
Movie

Lily Dale

1996Drama

Directing1 title

The Philco Television Playhouse
6.6
Series

The Philco Television Playhouse

1948-1956Drama

Writing27 titles

Courtship
10.0
Movie

Courtship

1987Drama
To Kill a Mockingbird
8.0
Movie

To Kill a Mockingbird

1962Drama
Of Mice and Men
7.3
Movie

Of Mice and Men

1992Drama
The Trip to Bountiful
7.2
Movie

The Trip to Bountiful

1985Drama
The Chase
7.1
Movie

The Chase

1966Thriller
The Displaced Person
7.0
Movie

The Displaced Person

1977Drama
Keeping On
7.0
Movie

Keeping On

1983Drama
Tender Mercies
6.8
Movie

Tender Mercies

1983Drama
Tomorrow
6.7
Movie

Tomorrow

1972Drama
Alone
6.7
Movie

Alone

1997Drama
1918
6.4
Movie

1918

1985Drama
Hurry Sundown
6.4
Movie

Hurry Sundown

1967Drama
Old Man
6.4
Movie

Old Man

1997Drama
Bessie
6.4
Movie

Bessie

2015Drama
Baby the Rain Must Fall
6.1
Movie

Baby the Rain Must Fall

1965Drama
Storm Fear
6.0
Movie

Storm Fear

1955Thriller
The Habitation of Dragons
6.0
Movie

The Habitation of Dragons

1992Drama
The Trip to Bountiful
6.0
Movie

The Trip to Bountiful

2014Drama
Goodyear Television Playhouse
6.0
Series

Goodyear Television Playhouse

1951-1957Drama
Armchair Theatre
6.0
Series

Armchair Theatre

1956-1974Drama
On Valentine's Day
5.7
Movie

On Valentine's Day

1986Drama
Convicts
5.7
Movie

Convicts

1991Drama
Barn Burning
5.4
Movie

Barn Burning

1980Drama
Main Street
4.6
Movie

Main Street

2010Drama
Lily Dale
3.7
Movie

Lily Dale

1996Drama
Old Man
0
Movie

Old Man

1958Drama
Almutaradat Al'akhira
0
Movie

Almutaradat Al'akhira

1986Drama

Production2 titles

The Trip to Bountiful
7.2
Movie

The Trip to Bountiful

1985Drama
Tender Mercies
6.8
Movie

Tender Mercies

1983Drama