As I left the Baylor University campus this morning I drove by the theater building where the great playwright Horton Foote did some teaching. Just just over an hour later, between Waco and Dallas, I drove through Waxahacie, Texas. Waxahacie may not be on your radar, but back when I was in film school took of my favorite films where shot in and around there— Tender Mercies(1983) & Places in the Heart(1984).
Two great films. Places in the Heart was nominated for two Academy Awards and won two, including Robert Benton for his screenplay. Tender Mercies received five Oscar nominations and won two including Horton Foote for his screenplay. (Foote also won an Oscar for his script for To Kill a Mockingbird.)
I took the above photo in the town square on a perfect blue sky Texas day. A building that doesn’t appear in the minimalist Tender Mercies, but I believe is featured Places in the Heart.
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