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Article: Voice of the rural soul: Horton Foote: 1916-2009.
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- Daily Variety
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- March 5, 2009
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Horton Foote, the Oscar-, Emmy- and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright known for his richly detailed characters and tart observations of human foibles, died Wednesday in Hartford, Conn. He was 92.
The Texas-born and bred Foote, who began as a stage actor and became a writer specializing in rural American dramas, remained active until he died.
A retooled version of his 1989 play "Dividing the Estate" appeared on Broadway earlier this season, making him eligible for a Tony nomination (the scribe never won one). Legit director John Doyle recently signed on to helm the Foote-penned pic "Main Street," and next season, ...