Occupation Writer Name John Foote Spouse Jessica Foote (m. ?–1950) | Years active 1913-1949 Role Novelist Children Buddy Foote | |
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Born March 29, 1881 Leadville, Colorado, United States Died January 28, 1950, Los Angeles, California, United States Movies The Mark of Zorro, Notorious Books Blister Jones, A wedding gift - and other ang, Dumb‑Bell of Brookfield, Sporting Days, Jing Similar People Garrett Fort, Bess Meredyth, Ben Hecht, Rouben Mamoulian, Clifford Odets | ||
John Taintor Foote (March 29, 1881 – January 28, 1950) was an American novelist, playwright, short-story writer, and screenwriter.
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.
Foote is buried at Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Los Angeles.