This Pulitzer Prize-winning novel has repeatedly been named one of the greatest books ever written, more than six decades ...

Nothing raises the hackles of drama purists quite like reshaping a familiar character, but if anyone could be trusted to do that, it might be Richard Thomas. Known for his portrayal of the responsible ...

Sorkin, the creator of The West Wing and writer of The Social Network among much, much else, excels at smooth talk and moral ...

Harper Lee’s unforgettable words from 'To Kill a Mockingbird' still inspire compassion, courage and understanding.

On the 50th anniversary of the publication of To Kill A Mockingbird, Weekend Edition essayist Diane Roberts pays tribute to a character who is one... Atticus Finch: A Hero Who Lost The Battle LIANE ...

Actor Richard Thomas first read Harper Lee’s “To Kill a Mockingbird” in middle school — an experience shared by several generations of American schoolchildren since the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel ...

Atticus Finch's closing argument is almost universally seen as the dramatic center of TKAM. He voices lofty sentiments about racial justice to the all-white jury which is unmoved by the pious ...

Olivier and Emmy nominee Rafe Spall will headline the upcoming London staging of Broadway's hit play To Kill a Mockingbird. Spall will portray Atticus Finch in the previously announced production. The ...

“The one thing that doesn’t abide by majority rule,” he says in Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, “is a person’s conscience.” Gregory Peck portrays Atticus Finch in the 1962 film version of To Kill ...

I identified with Atticus Finch immediately upon first reading Lee's book on its publication in 1960. For it was in that year that I had to face up, as a 28-year-old lawyer, to a dreadful tragedy. My ...

The Arizona Republic asked metro Phoenix candidates what fictional character they related to most. See who they chose.