Three Plays: Old Man/ Tomorrow/ Roots in a Parched Ground

by Horton Foote, William Faulkner (Original Stories)

Three early teleplays by Horton Foote:

"Old Man" (adapted from story by William Faulkner)
Playhouse 90
November 20, 1958

"Tomorrow" (adapted from story by William Faulkner)
Playhouse 90
May 7, 1960

"Roots in a Parched Ground"
Du Pont Show of the Month
March 21, 1961

155 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1962

About the author

Albert Horton Foote, Jr. was an American playwright and screenwriter, perhaps best known for his Academy Award-winning screenplays for the 1962 film To Kill a Mockingbird and the 1983 film Tender Mercies, and his notable live television dramas during the Golden Age of Television. He received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1995 for his play The Young Man From Atlanta.