Horton Foote
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American playwright and screenwriter
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Literature
#2988
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#5111
Historical Rank
#1395
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Writing
#801
World Rank
#1156
Historical Rank
#539
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Albert Horton Foote Jr. 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, and his original screenplay for the film Tender Mercies . He was also known for his notable live television dramas produced during the Golden Age of Television.
