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Sweet tornado Margo Jones and the American theater

Margo Jones was one of the major innovators and visionaries in American theater history. She founded Theatre '47 (the name changed with every year) in Dallas, a non-profit professional theater that was the first of its kind in the country, and ran it until her untimely death in 1955. It provided the model for the resident theater movement of the 1960s and '70s that transformed the American stage. She was a crucial figure in the early career of Tennessee Williams and discovered playwright William Inge. Her 1955 world premiere in Dallas of Lawrence and Lee's "Inherit the Wind"--Initially rejected by eight Broadway producers - saved a major American play. Unjustly forgotten since her early death, this film presents Margo's story using archival materials, personal recollections, and dramatic recreations of her life.

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  • "During the 1940's and 1950's, Margo Jones pioneered the American regional theater. She helped launch the career of Tennessee Williams, saved the play Inherit the Wind, and crusaded against the commercial domination of Broadway. Margo lived too fast and died too young, but she fought her way to success in a man's world and changed the face of the American stage."
  • "Margo Jones was one of the major innovators and visionaries in American theater history. She founded Theatre '47 (the name changed with every year) in Dallas, a non-profit professional theater that was the first of its kind in the country, and ran it until her untimely death in 1955. It provided the model for the resident theater movement of the 1960s and '70s that transformed the American stage. She was a crucial figure in the early career of Tennessee Williams and discovered playwright William Inge. Her 1955 world premiere in Dallas of Lawrence and Lee's "Inherit the Wind"--Initially rejected by eight Broadway producers - saved a major American play. Unjustly forgotten since her early death, this film presents Margo's story using archival materials, personal recollections, and dramatic recreations of her life."@en
  • "Documentary on the life and career of Margo Jones (1911-1955), stage producer and director, who played a significant role in the early career of playwright Tennessee Williams. Jones also founded her own theater in Dallas, Texas, and was influential in the national regional theater movement. Includes archival film clips, excerpts from interviews with people who knew her, and re-enacted scenes featuring actors playing Jones, Williams, and others from the period covered."@en

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  • "Documentary television programs"@en
  • "Drama"@en
  • "Biography"@en
  • "Biography"
  • "Documentaries and factual works"@en
  • "Biographical television programs"@en
  • "History"@en
  • "Historical television programs"@en

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