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Sweet tornado : Margo Jones and the American theater
- Title
- Sweet tornado : Margo Jones and the American theater [videorecording] / Produced, written and directed by Kay Cattarulla and Rob Tranchin ; director, theater sequences, A. Dean Bell.
- Publication
- Dallas, Texas : North Texas Public Broadcasting, Inc.; Dallas/Ft. Worth : KERA, c2005.
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- Additional Authors
- Cattarulla, Kay
- Tranchin, Rob
- Bell, A. Dean
- Daring, Mason
- Novick, Billy
- Harden, Marcia Gay
- Ivey, Judith, 1951-
- Thomas, Richard, 1951-
- Geeslin, Campbell.
- Sheehy, Helen, 1948-
- Walston, Ray, 1917-2001.
- Foote, Horton.
- Pitoniak, Anne.
- Latham, Louise.
- Lawrence, Jerome, 1915-2004.
- North Texas Public Broadcasting, Inc.
- KERA Dallas/Ft. Worth (Television station)
- Description
- 1 videocassette (VHS) (56 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences; 1/2 in.
- Summary
- 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.
- Subjects
- Theater > Texas > Dallas
- Drama
- Regional theaters
- Williams, Tennessee, 1911-1983 > Summer and smoke
- Documentaries and factual works
- Theater > New York (State) > New York
- Theater > Production and direction > Texas
- Williams, Tennessee, 1911-1983 > Drama
- Women theatrical producers and directors > Drama
- Jones, Margo > Drama
- Women in the theater
- Williams, Tennessee, 1911-1983 > Friends and associates
- Theater > Production and direction > New York (State) > New York
- Williams, Tennessee, 1911-1983 > Glass menagerie
- Genre/Form
- Drama.
- Documentaries and factual works.
- Access (note)
- Restricted to qualified researchers.
- Credits (note)
- Music by Mason Daring and Billy Novick.
- Performer (note)
- Narrator: Marcia Gay Harden.
- Featuring Judith Ivey (as Margo Jones) and Richard Thomas (as Tennessee Williams).
- Commentators include Campbell Geeslin, Helen Sheehy, Ray Walston, Horton Foote, Anne Pitoniak, Louise Latham, and Jerome Lawrence.
- Event (note)
- Produced in 2005.
- Call Number
- NCOX 2475
- OCLC
- 879378019
- Title
- Sweet tornado : Margo Jones and the American theater [videorecording] / Produced, written and directed by Kay Cattarulla and Rob Tranchin ; director, theater sequences, A. Dean Bell.
- Imprint
- Dallas, Texas : North Texas Public Broadcasting, Inc.; Dallas/Ft. Worth : KERA, c2005.
- Access
- Restricted to qualified researchers.
- Credits
- Music by Mason Daring and Billy Novick.
- Cast
- Narrator: Marcia Gay Harden.Featuring Judith Ivey (as Margo Jones) and Richard Thomas (as Tennessee Williams).Commentators include Campbell Geeslin, Helen Sheehy, Ray Walston, Horton Foote, Anne Pitoniak, Louise Latham, and Jerome Lawrence.
- Event
- Produced in 2005.
- Connect to:
- Local Subject
- Regional theaters.
- Added Author
- Cattarulla, Kay, producer.Cattarulla, Kay, director.Tranchin, Rob, producer.Tranchin, Rob, director.Bell, A. Dean, director.Daring, Mason, composer.Novick, Billy, composer.Harden, Marcia Gay, narrator.Ivey, Judith, 1951- actor.Thomas, Richard, 1951- actor.Geeslin, Campbell.Sheehy, Helen, 1948-Walston, Ray, 1917-2001.Foote, Horton.Pitoniak, Anne.Latham, Louise.Lawrence, Jerome, 1915-2004.North Texas Public Broadcasting, Inc.KERA Dallas/Ft. Worth (Television station)
- Research Call Number
- NCOX 2475