Horton Foote
Born: 1916-03-14
Died: 2009-03-04
Known For: Writing
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.
Filmography
2015
- Bessie ... (Story)
2014
- The Trip to Bountiful ... (Writer)
2010
- Main Street ... (Screenplay)
1998
- Fearful Symmetry as Self
1996
- Lily Dale as Old Horace (voice)
1992
- Of Mice and Men ... (Screenplay)
- The Habitation of Dragons ... (Writer)
1991
- Convicts ... (Writer)
1990
- The Civil War as Jefferson Davis (voice)
1987
- Courtship ... (Screenplay)
1986
- Almutaradat Al'akhira ... (Story)
- On Valentine's Day ... (Screenplay)
1985
- The Trip to Bountiful ... (Screenplay)
- 1918 ... (Writer)
1983
- Tender Mercies ... (Writer)
- Keeping On ... (Writer)
1980
- Barn Burning ... (Teleplay)
1977
- The Displaced Person ... (Teleplay)
1972
- Tomorrow ... (Screenplay)
1967
- Hurry Sundown ... (Screenplay)
1966
- The Chase ... (Theatre Play)
1965
- Baby the Rain Must Fall ... (Theatre Play)
1962
- The Merv Griffin Show as Self
- To Kill a Mockingbird ... (Screenplay)
1960
- The Shape of the River ... (Writer)
1958
- Old Man ... (Teleplay)
1956
- Armchair Theatre ... (Writer)
1955
- Storm Fear ... (Writer)
1953
- The Trip to Bountiful ... (Teleplay)
1951
- Goodyear Television Playhouse ... (Writer)
1948
- The Philco Television Playhouse ... (Director)