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Horton Foote

1916 - 2009

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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 To Kill a Mockingbird, which was adapted from the 1960 novel of the same name by Harper Lee, and the film, Tender Mercies (1983). He was also known for his notable live television dramas produced during the Golden Age of Television. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Horton Foote is the 6,622nd most popular writer (up from 6,761st in 2019), the 13,312th most popular biography from United States (up from 13,826th in 2019) and the 942nd most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, Horton Foote ranks 6,622 out of 7,302. Before him are Tana French, Lualhati Bautista, Ralf Rothmann, Charles Stross, Denis Johnson, and Wolf Haas. After him are Phyllis A. Whitney, Maja Haderlap, James Truslow Adams, Sybille Bedford, Richelle Mead, and Nat Hentoff.

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Among people born in 1916, Horton Foote ranks 312. Before him are Richard Hofstadter, William Alland, Tony Bettenhausen, Paul Emery, Mark Stevens, Nilufer Hanımsultan, Ruth R. Benerito, Irene Worth, Stan Cullis, Harkishan Singh Surjeet, and Esther Victoria Abraham. After him is Eddie Arcaro. Among people deceased in 2009, Horton Foote ranks 393. Before him are Billy Mays, Ernő Kolczonay, Jane Randolph, Ed McMahon, Leo Rwabwogo, and Philip Carey. After him are Stanley Middleton, Stanislav Markelov, Vladimir Turchinsky, Arnold Stang, Alastair McCorquodale, and Stephen Gately.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Horton Foote ranks 13,316 out of 20,380. Before him are Joseph Story (1779), Storrs L. Olson (1944), Rachel Levine (1957), Robby Benson (1956), Philip Carey (1925), and Rita R. Colwell (1934). After him are Ronnie Vannucci Jr. (1976), Rod La Rocque (1898), James Hall (null), Adrian Dantley (1956), Bob Boozer (1937), and James Truslow Adams (1878).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Horton Foote ranks 942. Before him are Adam Horowitz (1971), Virginia Hamilton (1936), Stanley Kunitz (1905), Justin Cronin (1962), Michael Pollan (1955), and Tana French (1973). After him are James Truslow Adams (1878), Richelle Mead (1976), Nat Hentoff (1925), Lionel Shriver (1957), Geoffrey A. Landis (1955), and Joe Medicine Crow (1913).

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