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Horton Foote (born March 14 , 1916 ) is an American author and playwright. Foote was born in Wharton, Texas to Albert Horton Foote and Hallie. Foote is most noted for his 1983 Academy Award -winning screenplay '' Tender Mercies ''. He also won the prize for his adaptation of '' To Kill A Mockingbird '' in 1962 . He wrote the screenplay and play '' The Trip To Bountiful '' and won the 1995 Pulitzer Prize For Drama for '' The Young Man From Atlanta ''. On 's classic '' To Kill A Mockingbird '' for the silver screen, and writing his wonderful '' The Trip To Bountiful '' and so many other tales of family, community, and the triumph of the human spirit. Today, we honor him for his lifetime of artistic achievement and excellence." Without question, Horton Foote has enriched American literature with his unique writing style and his truthful examinations of the human condition. Besides the awarding works already listed, he has written a score of notable plays, teleplays, and films such as ''The Chase'', ''The Traveling Lady'', ''The Habitation of Dragons'', ''Night Seasons'', ''The Roads to Home'', ''Tomorrow'', ''The Orphans Home Cycle'', ''Talking Pictures'', ''Dividing the Estate'', ''Of Mice and Men'', ''Alone'', ''Vernon Early'', ''Laura Dennis'', and '' The Young Man From Atlanta '' (for which he won the Pulitzer Prize ), to name only a few. In the spring of 2004 , the Baylor University Department of Theatre Arts sponsored the first Horton Foote American Playwrights Festival, a semi-annual celebration of American Playwrighting, honoring the festival namesake. Mr. Foote was honored as the first recipient of the Horton Foote American Playwrighting Award. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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