Horton Foote

By nisha_01

  • Birth

    Horton Foote was born in Wharton,Texas on March 14, 1916

  • The Call

    At age 10, he said he had a "calling" to become an actor (not exact day and month)

  • Starting his career

    At age 16 he convinced his parents to let him enroll in an acting school. (Not exact day and month)

  • Taking off

    Horton Foote's first play "Texas Town" produced off-broadway and helped him start off his career. (Not exact day and month)

  • Broadway Debut

    Horton Foote made his Broadway Debut with "Only the Heart". (Not exact day and month).

  • Awards

    Horton Foote recieved his first award (The Alley Award) by producing The Traveling Lady. (Not exact day and month).

  • Planning

    Foote was a founder of the American Actors Company and began making minor roles. (Not exact date)

  • Plays

    He wrote teleplays for Playhouse 90 (1956), The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse (1948) and The United States Steel Hour (1953). Horton Foote won an Oscar for Best Adapted screenplay for Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird (1962), which was the movie debut of Robert Duvall. Foote also continued to prosper on Broadway, with his plays "The Chase," "The Trip to Bountiful" with Lillian Gish and "The Traveling Lady" with Kim Stanley.

  • Death

    Horton Foote died by an illness and for one minute at Broadway Marquees, the lights are dimmed for about one minute at 8:00 in tribute for Horton Foote. He died at age 92.