[…] One of the most beloved American movies – and also one of my personal favorites — is To Kill a Mockingbird, the cinematic version of Harper Lee’s 1960 novel. The writer who adapted the novel into a screenplay is Horton Foote. A noted playwright as well as screenwriter, Foote’s movie credits include Tender Mercies (1983), The Trip to Bountiful (1985), and Of Mice and Men (1992). In a writing career that spanned 5 decades, Foote penned the original screenplay for Main Street while in his 90s. That movie was produced this year, the …read more […]