Horton Foote | 1916-2009

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Foote won his second Oscar for the screenplay of "Tender Mercies," a 1983 film that starred Robert Duvall. His first Academy Award was for "To Kill a Mockingbird."

Playwright Horton Foote

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Foote won his second Oscar for the screenplay of "Tender Mercies," a 1983 film that starred Robert Duvall. His first Academy Award was for "To Kill a Mockingbird."

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