
Biography
Albert Horton Foote Jr. (March 14, 1916 – March 4, 2009) was an American playwright and screenwriter. He received Academy Awards for To Kill a Mockingbird (1962), which was adapted from the 1960 novel of the same name by Harper Lee, and Tender Mercies (1983). He was also known for his notable live television dramas produced during the Golden Age of Television.
Wrote 28
2010s
- 2015
- 2014
The Trip to Bountiful
Theatre Play, Teleplay
- 2010
1990s
- 1997
Alone
Writer
Old Man
Teleplay
- 1996
- 1992
The Habitation of Dragons
Writer
- 1991
1980s
- 1987
- 1986
Almutaradat Al'akhira
Story
- 1985
1918
Writer
- 1983
Keeping On
Writer
- 1982
- 1980
Barn Burning
Teleplay
1970s
- 1977
The Displaced Person
Teleplay
- 1972
Tomorrow
Screenplay
1960s
- 1967
Hurry Sundown
Screenplay
- 1966
- 1965
Baby the Rain Must Fall
Theatre Play, Screenplay
- 1962
1950s
- 1958
Old Man
Teleplay
- 1956
Armchair Theatre
Writer
- 1955
- 1951
Acted in 2
Produced 2
1980s
- 1985
- 1983
Directed 1
Appearances2
1990s
- 1998
Fearful Symmetry
Self
1960s
- 1962