Margo Jones
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Margo Jones (December 12, 1911 – July 24, 1955), nicknamed the "Texas Tornado",[1][2] was an American stage director and producer, best known for launching the American regional theater movement and for introducing the theater-in-the-round concept in Dallas, Texas.[3] In 1947, she established the first regional professional company when she opened Theatre '47 in Dallas. Of the 85 plays Jones staged during her Dallas career, 57 were new, and one-third of those new plays had a continued life on stage, television, and radio. Jones played an important role in the early careers of a range of playwrights, such as Tennessee Williams, William Inge, Joseph Hayes, Jerome Lawrence, and Robert E. Lee.[4]
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Born | Margaret Virginia Jones (1911-12-12)December 12, 1911 Livingston, Texas, U.S. |
Died | July 24, 1955(1955-07-24) (aged 43) Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
Occupation(s) | Theater director and producer |
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