Albert
Horton
(Horton)
Foote
Jr
Born in Wharton, Texas, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Albert Horton Foote
and Harriet Gautier Brooks
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Lillian (Vallish) Foote
— married
4 Jun 1945 [location unknown]
Father of
[private daughter (1950s - unknown)]
Died
at age 92
in Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 14 Mar 2015
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Biography
lbert Horton Foote, Jr. (March 14, 1916 – March 4, 2009[1]) was an American playwright and screenwriter, perhaps best known for his screenplays for the 1962 film To Kill a Mockingbird and the 1983 film Tender Mercies, and his notable live television dramas during the Golden Age of Television. He received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1995 for his play The Young Man From Atlanta. In 1995, Foote was the inaugural recipient of the Austin Film Festival's Distinguished Screenwriter Award.
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)
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