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.
2015BessieMovieStory2014The Trip to BountifulMovieWriter2010Main StreetMovieScreenplay
1998Fearful SymmetryMovieas Self1997AloneMovieWriter1997Old ManMovieTeleplay
1996Lily DaleMovieas Old Horace (voice) · Screenplay · Theatre Play1992Of Mice and MenMovieScreenplay
1992The Habitation of DragonsMovieWriter1991ConvictsMovieWriter
1990The Civil WarTV showas Jefferson Davis (voice) · 9 episodes
1987CourtshipMovieScreenplay
1986Almutaradat Al'akhiraMovieStory
1986On Valentine's DayMovieScreenplay1985The Trip to BountifulMovieScreenplay · Producer19851918MovieWriter1983Tender MerciesMovieWriter · Co-Producer
1983Keeping OnMovieWriter1982American PlayhouseTV showWriter · Theatre Play · Screenplay · 4 episodes1980Barn BurningMovieTeleplay
1977The Displaced PersonMovieTeleplay1972TomorrowMovieScreenplay1967Hurry SundownMovieScreenplay1966The ChaseMovieNovel · Theatre Play1965Baby the Rain Must FallMovieTheatre Play · Screenplay1962To Kill a MockingbirdMovieScreenplay
1962The Merv Griffin ShowTV showas Self · 1 episodes
1958Old ManMovieTeleplay1956Armchair TheatreTV showWriter · 1 episodes1955Storm FearMovieWriter
1951Goodyear Television PlayhouseTV showWriter · 1 episodes1948The Philco Television PlayhouseTV showDirector · 1 episodes