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.

KNOWN FOR

The Merv Griffin Show
1963
American Playhouse
1983
The Philco Television Playhouse
1954
The Civil War
1990
Goodyear Television Playhouse
1953
To Kill a Mockingbird
1962
Of Mice and Men
1992
The Chase
1966
Armchair Theatre
1960
Tender Mercies
1983
Main Street
2010
Hurry Sundown
1967

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
4
Directing
1
Writing
35
Producing
2
1998
Fearful Symmetry
as Self
1996
Lily Dale
as Old Horace (voice)
1990
The Civil War
as Jefferson Davis (voice)
1963
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self