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Memorial Page for Horton Foote

Mar 14, 1916 – Mar 4, 2009(92 years)Died in:Hartford, Hartford County

American playwright and screenwriter

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March 14th, 2026

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March 4th, 2026

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Christian Science

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screenwriterplaywrightactor

Awards(8)

Pulitzer Prize for DramaWriters Guild of America AwardPrimetime Emmy AwardAcademy Award for Best Writing, Original ScreenplayAcademy Award for Best Writing, Adapted ScreenplayPEN/Laura Pels International Foundation for Theater AwardEvelyn F. Burkey Awardstar on Playwrights' Sidewalk

Horton Foote (* March 14, 1916 in Wharton; † March 4, 2009 in Hartford) was an american playwright and screenwriter. He was 92 years old. His faith was Christian Science. He received 8 awards, including Pulitzer Prize for Drama, Writers Guild of America Award.

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Born in Wharton, Wharton County

1916

Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay

1963

To Kill a Mockingbird

Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay

1984

Tender Mercies

Pulitzer Prize for Drama

1995

The Young Man from Atlanta

Died in Hartford, Hartford County

2009

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  • Albert Horton Foote
  • Harriet Gautier Brooks

Horton Foote. Forever remembered.