Margo: The Life and Theatre of Margo Jones [Hardcover]

Helen Sheehy (Author)

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

Without Jones's vision and energy, regional theater might not be as thriving as it is today. From her first theater in Dallas in 1947, to her tragic death in 1955, Jones worked feverishly to create a national, not solely New York-based, theater. Her inspiration empowered the next generation of theater directors, who successfully nurtured regional theater. Jones's enthusiasm for new plays and her willingness to work extensively with such budding playwrights as Tennessee Williams, William Inge, and Horton Foote, forever changed the face of American theater. Williams figures prominently, and we are given a rare and penetrating glimpse into the working relationship between the young Williams and Jones. From Jones's birth to death, this well-researched, carefully chronicled work captures the excitement of this period in American theater history. For theater collections.
- Gerald Large, California State Univ., Los Angeles
Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 316 pages
• Publisher: Southern Methodist University Press; 1st edition (December 1989)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0870742965
• ISBN-13: 978-0870742965
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.2 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,033,502 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Helen Sheehy is the author of three biographies and a textbook, All About Theatre (1981). Her biography of theatre pioneer Margo Jones, Margo: The Life and Theatre of Margo Jones, (SMU Press 1989) was released in paperback with a new introduction by Emily Mann in 2005. The New York Times Book Review selected Sheehy's biography Eva Le Gallienne (Knopf 1996), about another pioneer of 20th century theatre, as one of its notable books of 1996. Sheehy's biography of the first modern actor, Eleonora Duse: A Biography (Knopf 2003), was also selected by the New York Times Book Review as a notable book. In 2005, Mondadori published an Italian translation of the biography, Eleonora Duse: La Donna, Le Passioni, La Leggenda.
During the early 1980s, Sheehy worked with Mark Lamos at the Hartford Stage Company in Hartford, Connecticut, serving as dramaturg on a number of classics, new plays and adaptations. From 1992 to 2004, Sheehy co-authored (with Leslie Stainton) the annual desk diary, On Writers and Writing, a collection of biographical essays. From 1985 to 2007, Sheehy was Adjunct Professor of Theatre at Southern Connecticut State University. Sheehy has contributed articles and essays to American Theatre, Connecticut Magazine, Opera News, American National Biography, Notable American Women, and other publications. Sheehy is a member of PEN and the Author's Guild. She recently completed Willa, a novel. Visit her website at www.helensheehy.org.