The Horton Foote Review, Volume One

The Horton Foote Review, Volume One

Author: Scot Lahaie

Publisher: iUniverse

Published: 2005-09

Total Pages: 101

ISBN-13: 0595367461

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The Horton Foote Review is the scholarly journal of the Horton Foote Society, which is dedicated to the study of the life and work of the great American dramatist. Having received two Academy Awards, a Pulitzer Prize for Drama, and the National Medal of Arts, Horton Foote is one of the most important living figures in the American Theater today. The six scholarly essays in this first volume of the journal are by scholars from diverse fields of learning and explore the importance of Mr. Foote's work (both stage and film) to the American literary tradition, with an eye for the importance of American drama during the twentieth century. The journal will appeal to anyone who believes in the power of drama as a sustaining influence in society. Contributors include: Richard A. Lusky, Robert Donahoo, Laurin Porter, Elizabeth Fifer, Meredith Sutton, and Gerald C. Wood.


Courtship

Courtship

Author: Horton Foote

Publisher: Dramatists Play Service Inc

Published: 1987

Total Pages: 68

ISBN-13: 9780822214304

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THE STORY: As gentle and warm as the spring night in which it takes place, is a mosaic of conversations and encounters that occur during a party at the home of a well-to-do family in Harrison, Texas in 1914. The Vaughns are substantial, God-fearing


Horton Foote

Horton Foote

Author: Charles S. Watson

Publisher: University of Texas Press

Published: 2003-01-01

Total Pages: 322

ISBN-13: 9780292791602

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This literary biography thoroughly investigates how Foote's life and worldview have shaped his works for stage, television, and film. Tracing the whole trajectory of Foote's career, Watson demonstrates that Foote has created a fully imagined mythical world from the materials supplied by his own and his family's and friends' lives. 8 photos.


Blind Date

Blind Date

Author: Horton Foote

Publisher: Dramatists Play Service Inc

Published: 1986

Total Pages: 36

ISBN-13: 9780822201267

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The Young Man from Atlanta

The Young Man from Atlanta

Author: Horton Foote

Publisher: Dramatists Play Service Inc

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 68

ISBN-13: 9780822214830

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THE STORY: In her review of the play, Marian Burkhart explains the story: In THE YOUNG MAN FROM ATLANTA, a kind of elected ignorance has skewed the past and narrowed the future, for the Kidders, Lily Dale and Will. The two are attempting to cope w


Blessed Assurance

Blessed Assurance

Author: Marion Castleberry

Publisher:

Published: 2014

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780881465051

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This biography is the most comprehensive to date of American dramatist Horton Foote. Drawing on the author's complete access to Foote's personal papers and extended conversations with the writer, his family, and his friends, Marion Castleberry discusses all the important aspects of Horton Foote's life and career. While placing Foote's work in biographical context and offering insightful analyses of his works, Castleberry paints a striking portrait of the artist as well as the man.