Shelby Foote was born on November 17, 1916 in Greenville, Mississippi, USA as Shelby Dade Foote Jr. He is known for his work on The Civil War (1990), The Making of 'Gettysburg' (1993) and The Congress (1988). He was married to Gwyn Rainer, Peggy DeSommes and Tess Lavery. He died on June 27, 2005 in Memphis, Tennessee, USA.