{"product_id":"beginnings-isbn-9780743211161","title":"Beginnings","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.","brand":"Scribner","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48682628415717,"sku":"NP9780743211161","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/O_7b108182-7081-46d6-a397-0aa273f19bc9.jpg?v=1775168416","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/beginnings-isbn-9780743211161","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}