Horton Foote has died
Horton Foote has died
Yankeefan007
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/20/04
#1Horton Foote has died
Posted: 3/4/09 at 4:58pm
92 years old.
May he rest in peace.
http://www.playbill.com/news/article/126952.html
Updated On: 3/4/09 at 04:58 PM
#2re: Horton Foote has died
Posted: 3/4/09 at 5:07pmIncredibly long and prosperous career and great contributor to American stage. Thank goodness he was able to stretch his legs on the Rialto one last time (and Signature is gonna keep his stuff a-rollin' along). Great legacy within his family too.
#2re: Horton Foote has died
Posted: 3/4/09 at 5:07pm
Wow, that article is 0 for 2. He didn't win the Tony for Young Man from Atlanta, and he didn't win the Drama Desk for Dividing the Estate. Well done playbill.com!
R.I.P. Mr. Foote. Your body of work will be well-remembered.
Updated On: 3/4/09 at 05:07 PM
#3re: Horton Foote has died
Posted: 3/4/09 at 5:12pm
So sad, but it is wonderful that he did what he loved to do right until the end. One of my fondest acting memories was playing the role of the sheriff in "The Trip to Bountiful." He will be greatly missed.
Updated On: 3/4/09 at 05:12 PM
Actor2
Featured Actor Joined: 1/12/08
#4re: Horton Foote has died
Posted: 3/4/09 at 5:13pm
Crazy...I was in the same audience with him at the first preview of Hartford Stage's To Kill a Mockingbird just like two weeks ago.
Wow.
esparza 333
Broadway Star Joined: 7/24/07
#5re: Horton Foote has died
Posted: 3/4/09 at 5:16pmstunning body of work. Like said before he had a long and very rewarding career. May he rest in peace.
WiCkEDrOcKS
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/13/04
#6re: Horton Foote has died
Posted: 3/4/09 at 5:19pmWhat a shame. A brilliant writer with a brilliant canon of work. His legacy will certainly live on...
#7re: Horton Foote has died
Posted: 3/4/09 at 5:32pmDeath is inevitable. But to be able to live a long life, earning your living doing what you love until your last moment is quite rare. Thank you, Mr. Foote for your contributions, and my thoughts are with his family.
-Kad
"I have also met him in person, and I find him to be quite funny actually. Arrogant and often misinformed, but still funny."
-bjh2114 (on Michael Riedel)
#8re: Horton Foote has died
Posted: 3/4/09 at 5:37pmWow, may he rest in peace! I am still so honored to have sat one seat away from him during a performance of "The Trip to Bountiful" and then to shake his hand after.
#9re: Horton Foote has died
Posted: 3/4/09 at 5:48pm
Well said, WBAF.
I remember seeing him proudly walk on stage at opening night of Dividing the Estate, and being very moved that such a legend was able to share his opening night with us. That was only a few months ago.
Mr Roxy
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/17/03
#10re: Horton Foote has died
Posted: 3/4/09 at 6:22pm
At least, he got to see Dividing The Estate make it to Broadway.
A great loss.
#11re: Horton Foote has died
Posted: 3/4/09 at 7:00pm
I worked with him in college extensively as well as working on a festival bearing his name
Its very surreal and sad... he was such a treasure professionally and personally
WishingOnlyWounds2
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/25/08
#12re: Horton Foote has died
Posted: 3/4/09 at 7:00pmMay he rest in peace.
#13re: Horton Foote has died
Posted: 3/4/09 at 7:03pmSuch a lovely man and gorgeous writer. He has left us so much. Thank you, Mr. Foote! Rest in peace.
Mr Roxy
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/17/03
#14re: Horton Foote has died
Posted: 3/4/09 at 7:08pm
He also did the book for the musical of Gone With The Wind I believe.
CurtainPullDowner
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/4/04
#17re: Horton Foote has died
Posted: 3/5/09 at 12:58am
We have lost an American Treasure.
His work will live on and on,
on Stage and Screen.
#18re: Horton Foote has died
Posted: 3/5/09 at 9:46amThank you for so much...rip.
"In Oz, the verb is douchifizzation." PRS
philcrosby
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/17/04
#19re: Horton Foote has died
Posted: 3/5/09 at 9:50am
A great and very quiet, elegant giant of the theater. I remember when we premiered DIVIDING THE ESTATE in Cleveland almost 20 years ago, and produced a mini-festival of his work. Astounding, especially his scripts for early television.
RIP Mr. Foote.
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