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Horton Foote

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American playwright and screenwriter (1916-2009)

United StatesWritersLived 1916 to 2009 · aged 92
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Albert Horton Foote Jr. 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).

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Awards 8

1995Pulitzer Prize for Drama
1984Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay
1963Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
Writers Guild of America Award
Primetime Emmy Award
PEN/Laura Pels International Foundation for Theater Award
Evelyn F. Burkey Award
star on Playwrights' Sidewalk

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Albert Horton Foote Jr. 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.

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United States
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1916 to 2009 · aged 92
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20 languages

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