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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.