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Horton Foote was born in Wharton, Texas, on March 14, 1916.
* He began his career as a playwright in the 1940s.
* His plays were often set in the American South and explored themes of family, loss, and redemption.
* He won two Academy Awards for his screenplays for To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) and Tender Mercies (1983).
* He also won a Pulitzer Prize for Drama for his play The Young Man From Atlanta (1995).
* Foote continued to write and produce plays and films until his death in 2009.
* He is considered one of the most important American playwrights of the 20th century.
* His work has been praised for its lyrical beauty, its insights into human nature, and its enduring relevance.

I’ve known people that the world has thrown everything at to discourage them...to break their spirit. And yet something about them retains a dignity. They face life and don’t ask quarters.

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