This biography documents the life and work of American dramatist Horton Foote. The author draws on Foote's personal papers and interviews with him, his family, and friends to detail his childhood in Texas, his acting education, his devotion to his family, his Christian faith, his work for the theatre, television, and cinema, and his work as a screenwriter and independent filmmaker. Annotation ©2014 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)