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Horton Foote. Albert Horton Foote Jr. (March 14, 1916 – March 4, 2009) was an American playwright and screenwriter. He received Academy Awards for his screenplays for the 1962 film To Kill a Mockingbird, which was adapted from the 1960 novel of the same name by Harper Lee, [1] and his original screenplay for the film Tender Mercies (1983).
Albert Horton Foote, Jr. (* 14. März 1916 in Wharton, Texas; † 4. März 2009 in Hartford, Connecticut) war ein US-amerikanischer Dramatiker und Drehbuchautor. In seinen Bühnenstücken und Drehbüchern schrieb er über die Schattenseiten des Alltags in den amerikanischen Südstaaten.
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.
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- Wharton, Texas, USA
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- Hartford, Connecticut, USA
30. Apr. 2024 · Horton Foote (born March 14, 1916, Wharton, Texas, U.S.—died March 4, 2009, Hartford, Connecticut) was an American playwright and screenwriter who evoked American life in beautifully observed minimal stories and was perhaps best known for his adaptation of To Kill a Mockingbird.
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5. März 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, the Pulitzer Prize-winning dramatist and Oscar-winning screenwriter, was born on March 14, 1916, in Wharton, Texas. He says at the age of ten, he had a "calling" to become an actor, and when he was 16 he convinced his parents to allow him to go to acting school.
5. März 2009 · "Wer die Nachtigall stört" Oscar-Preisträger Horton Foote gestorben. Niemand beschäftigte sich so intensiv mit den Schattenseiten des Alltags wie er: Henry Foote wurde für seine Drehbücher...
