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Albert Horton Foote Jr. (March 14, 1916 – March 4, 2009) 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, [ 1 ] and his original screenplay for the film Tender Mercies (1983).
- Plays
- Unpublished Plays
- "Orphans' Home" Cycle
- Screenplays
- Television Plays
- Other
Only the Heart(three-act; produced in New York, NY at Bijou Theatre, 1944; broadcast by NBC, 1947), Dramatists Play Service (New York, NY), 1944. The Chase(also see below; three-act; produced on Broadway, 1952), Dramatists Play Service (New York, NY), 1952. The Trip to Bountiful(also see below; three-act; broadcast by NBC, 1953; produced on Broadwa...
Texas Town, produced in New York, NY at Weidman Studio, 1941, produced Off-Broadway, 1942. Out of My House, produced in New York, NY, 1942. Celebration(one-act), produced in New York, NY at Maxine Elliott Theatre, 1948. (Author of book) Gone with the Wind (musical version of Margaret Mitchell's novel), produced in London's West End, 1972, produced ...
Roots in a Parched Ground (also see below; broadcast by CBS under title The Night of the Storm, 1960), Dramatists Play Service (New York, NY), 1962. Convicts, produced in New York, NY at Ensemble Studio Theatre, 1983. Courtship(also see below; produced in Louisville, KY, by Actors' Theatre, 1984), Dramatists Play Service (New York, NY), 1984. Lily ...
Storm Fear(based on novel by Clinton Seeley), United Artists, 1956. To Kill a Mockingbird (based on the novel by Harper Lee), Universal, 1962, published as The Screenplay of "To Kill a Mockingbird,"Harcourt (New York, NY), 1964. Baby, the Rain Must Fall (based on Foote's play, The Traveling Lady), Columbia, 1965. (With Thomas Ryan) Hurry Sundown(ba...
Ludie Brooks, CBS, 1951. The Travelers, NBC, 1952. The Old Beginning, NBC, 1953. The Trip to Bountiful, 1953. The Oil Well, NBC, 1953. The Rocking Chair, NBC, 1953. Expectant Relations, NBC, 1953. John Turner Davis, 1953. The Midnight Caller, 1953. Tears of My Sister, NBC, 1953. Young Lady of Property, NBC, 1953. Death of the Old Man, NBC, 1953. Sh...
The Chase(novel), based on Foote's play, Rinehart (New York, NY), 1956. Farewell: A Memoir of a Texas Childhood, Scribner (New York, NY), 1999. Beginnings: A Memoir, Scribner (New York, NY), 2001. Genesis of an American Playwright, edited and with an introduction by Marion Castleberry, Baylor University Press, 2004. ADAPTATIONS: The Chase was adapt...
Foote was married to Lillian Vallish Foote (1923–1992) [45] from June 4, 1945, until her death in 1992. [46] Their four children are actors Albert Horton Foote, III; Hallie Foote; playwright Daisy Brooks Foote; and director, writer and lawyer Walter Vallish Foote. [6] They have worked on projects with their father.
One day a young woman came in looking for a job. Her name was Lillian Vallish, and she later became Foote’s wife and lifelong best friend, lover, and literary soul mate. Refused service in World War II because of a hernia, Foote became immersed in the New York cultural scene.
Mar 4, 2009 · Foote was born to Albert Horton Foote (1890–1973) and Harriet Gautier "Hallie" Brooks (1894–1974) in Wharton, Texas.[4] His younger brothers were Thomas Brooks Foote (1921–1944) who died in aerial combat over Germany, and John Speed Foote (1923–1995). Spouse Lillian Vallish Foote (1945–1992) Sources
- March 14, 1916
- March 4, 2009
While working as manager of a bookstore, he met his future wife, Lillian Vallish, and the two were married in 1945. Foote continued to write, and, in the year of his marriage, he moved to...
Born March 14, 1916, in Wharton, TX; son of Albert Horton (a shopkeeper) andHallie (maiden name, Brooks) Foote; married Lillian Vallish (a theatrical producer), June 4, 1945 (died August 5, 1992); children: Barbara Hallie, AlbertHorton, Walter Vallish, Daisy Brooks.
