{"product_id":"beginnings-horton-foote-9780743211161","title":"Beginnings: A Memoir","description":"Pulitzer Prize-winning author Horton Foote has chronicled the experiences of American life in both his internationally acclaimed plays and his Academy Award-winning screenplays \u003ci\u003eTo Kill a Mockingbird\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTender Mercies.\u003c\/i\u003e Now, in this poignant and delightful memoir, he tells the story of how he discovered his own vocation. \u003cbr\u003e Horton Foote recalls his youthful aspirations, leaving his Depression-era Texas home to become an actor at age sixteen. He lands in New York City to search for work -- and to study with some of the great Russian and American drama teachers of the 1930s. But after mixed results on the stage, he finally recognizes his true passion: the written word. \u003cbr\u003e Collaborating with such legendary talents as Tennessee Williams, Agnes de Mille, and Lillian Gish, Foote thrived in a world of artistic commitment and creative passion. Yet through it all, Horton maintained his genuine Southern charm, often returning home to Wharton, the town that nurtured and inspired him as a storyteller. \u003cbr\u003e From one of the most moving and distinctive voices of our time, \u003ci\u003eBeginnings\u003c\/i\u003e is a rare, personal look at a fascinating era in American life and at the making of an American literary icon.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Horton Foote\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0743211162\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780743211161\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Scribner Book Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/10\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.69lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.92h x 6.10w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/19\/2003 pg. 20","brand":"Horton Foote","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45476862918911,"sku":"9780743211161","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_63312d9e-d632-4f38-9dfe-216a59cd8622.jpg?v=1715918377","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/beginnings-horton-foote-9780743211161","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}