Horton Foote Enhances Harper Lee

November 9, 2009

Horton Foote Enhances Harper Lee

Film version, To Kill a Mockingbird. Screenplay by Horton Foote. Atticus on the porch, overhearing the bedtime conversation of his children.

Jem?

Uh-huh.

How old was I when Mama died?

Two.

How old were you?

Six.

Was Mama pretty?

Uh-huh.

Was she nice?

Uh-huh.

Did you love her?

Yes.

Did I love her?

Yes.

Do you miss her?

Uh-huh.

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