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Aug 19, 2007 · Horton Foote, at 91, is still working as a writer in New York and Hollywood. But in his plays he returns, as always, to the small Texas community of his imagination.
Horton Foote, who chronicled America's wistful odyssey through the 20th century in plays and films mostly set in a small town in Texas, died in Hartford, Conn., on March 4, 2009. He was 92. Mr.
Horton Foote. March 14, 1916–March 4, 2009. The quiet cotton farming community of Wharton, Texas, is the touchstone for the career of playwright and screenwriter Horton Foote. Born in 1916 and raised in Wharton, Foote first dreamed of becoming an actor. But he soon discovered his true genius lay in writing, not performing.
Horton Foote: The Road To Home is a documentary that chronicles the creative journey of acclaimed Texas writer Horton Foote through his own eyes and voice at the end of his life. Foote, who was born and raised in Wharton, Texas, went on to become a Pulitzer Prize winning playwright, the winner of two Academy Awards for screenwriting, an Emmy ...
Mar 4, 2009 · Albert Horton Foote Jr., one of three sons of Albert Horton Foote and the former Hallie Brooks, was born March 14, 1916, in Wharton, Texas, a small town about 40 miles southwest of Houston that was once surrounded by cotton fields.
Prize Winners. The 1995Pulitzer Prize Winnerin Drama. For a distinguished play by an American author, preferably original in its source and dealing with American life, Three thousand dollars ($3,000). The Young Man From Atlanta, by Horton Foote. Share:TwitterFacebookEmail.
3 days ago · On December 20, 2000, President Bill Clinton conferred the National Medal of Arts on Texas dramatist Horton Foote (1916–2009), and noted that Foote's six-decade-long, award-winning career established him as the nation's most prolific writer for stage, film, and television. Clinton mentioned Foote's many awards, including two Academy Awards ...
