John Taintor Foote (March 29, 1881 – January 28, 1950) was an American novelist, playwright, short-story writer, and screenwriter.
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| Born | March 29, 1881 |
| Died | January 28, 1950 (aged 68) |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Years active | 1913–1949 |
| Spouse | Jessica Todhunter Foote |
| Children | John and Timothy |
Foote studied at Kenyon Military Academy, Gambier, Ohio. He began as a writer of sporting stories. His first story was published in The American Magazine in 1913. He wrote horse stories featuring the roguish track character Blister Jones, and the story upon which the Alfred Hitchcock film Notorious is loosely based. He also wrote or collaborated on five plays, among them the comedy Toby's Bow (1919) and the dramas Tight Britches (1934), and Julie the Great (1936).
Foote came to Hollywood in 1938 to work on the screenplay of his book The Look of Eagles, which was retitled Kentucky, starred Loretta Young, and won an Academy Award for Walter Brennan. Foote's subsequent scripts included The Mark of Zorro, Broadway Serenade, Swanee River, The Story of Seabiscuit and The Great Dan Patch.[1]
Foote is buried at Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Los Angeles.
References
edit- ^ JOHN TAINTOR FOOTE, AUTHOR, FILM WRITER. The New York Times. Jan 31, 1950.
External links
edit- Works by John Taintor Foote at Project Gutenberg
- Works by or about John Taintor Foote at the Internet Archive
- Works by John Taintor Foote at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)
- John Taintor Foote at IMDb
- John Taintor Foote at Find a Grave
- John Taintor Foote at the Internet Broadway Database
- Blister Jones - free ebook at manybooks.net
