Horton Foote

Quick Facts

Full Name	Horton Foote
Occupation	Playwright
Date Of Birth	Mar 14, 1916(1916-03-14)
Age	108
Date Of Death	2009-03-04
Birthplace	Wharton
Country	United States
Birth City	Texas
Horoscope	Pisces

Horton Foote Biography

Horton Foote is one of the most popular and richest Playwright who was born on March 14, 1916 in Wharton, Texas, United States. He is a well-known 20th-century screenwriter and playwright, best known for his works about small-town life in Texas. His most well-known works include the screenplay of the 1962 film To Kill a Mockingbird and stage plays like The Trip to Bountiful (1962), and The Traveling Lady (54).

His 1962 screen adaptation of He won an Academy Award for his 1962 screen adaption of Harper Lee‘s famous novel, To Kill a Mockingbird.’s classic novel To Kill a Mockingbird won him an Academy Award.

He was born in Wharton, Texas. His family included two brothers who died in World War II. Lillian Vallish Foote, his wife of nearly fifty years, was born in 1945.

Horton Foote Net Worth

Horton Foote is one of the richest Playwright from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Horton Foote 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

His acting career began at the Pasadena Playhouse, in Southern California. His first play, Wharton Dance, was published in 1940.

He found drama in ordinary people’s struggles with rapid change in his Oscar- winning screenplays, and Pulitzer Prize-winning plays.

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Facts & Trivia

Horton Ranked on the list of most popular Playwright. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Horton Foote celebrates birthday on March 14 of every year.

What is Horton Foote famous for?

Horton Foote, in full Albert Horton Foote, (born March 14, 1916, Wharton, Texas, U.S.—died March 4, 2009, Hartford, Connecticut), 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.

How did Horton Foote contribute to Texas?

He began writing plays, the first of which was a one-act entitled Wharton Dance. His first three-act play was Texas Town. Only the Heart was Foote’s first play on Broadway at the Bijou Theatre in 1944.

What made Foote successful?

Horton Foote’s success can be attributed to his honest examination of the human condition , and why some people survive tragedies while others are destroyed. His central themes of the sense of belonging and longing for home have resonate with audiences for 60 years.

Where was tender mercies filmed?

Tender Mercies was filmed in Arlington, Palmer and Waxahachie, Texas and also takes place in Texas.

Are Shelby and Horton Foote related?

Horton Foote, the playwright and screenwriter (To Kill A Mockingbird, Baby the Rain Must Fall and Tender Mercies) was the voice of Jefferson Davis in the PBS series. The two Footes are third cousins ; their great-grandfathers were brothers.