Livingston in Polk County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Margaret V. "Margo" Jones
Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, August 26, 2024
1. Margaret V. "Margo" Jones Marker
Inscription.
Margaret V. "Margo" Jones. . Livingston native Margo Jones was one of the leading figures of American theatre during her brief life. A director and innovator, she played a key role in the careers of many actors and playwrights, most notably Tennessee Williams and William Inge; The Glass Menagerie and Inherit the Wind were among the Broadway shows she directed. She was an advocate for non-profit professional residential theatres and theatre-in-the-round, and she carried out her ideas both on Broadway and in her Dallas theatre. Named one of the Outstanding Little Theater Directors in America, she also organized the Houston Community Players. She died in Dallas in 1955, but her influence continues today.
Livingston native Margo Jones was one of the leading figures of American theatre during her brief life. A director and innovator, she played a key role in the careers of many actors and playwrights, most notably Tennessee Williams and William Inge; The Glass Menagerie and Inherit the Wind were among the Broadway shows she directed. She was an advocate for non-profit professional residential theatres and theatre-in-the-round, and she carried out her ideas both on Broadway and in her Dallas theatre. Named one of the Outstanding Little Theater Directors in America, she also organized the Houston Community Players. She died in Dallas in 1955, but her influence continues today.
Erected 2005 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 13263.)
Location. 30° 41.684′ N, 94° 55.981′ W. Marker is in Livingston, Texas, in Polk County. It can be reached from Sunview Drive west of Hillview Drive, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1700 S Washington, Livingston TX 77351, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the American South and in the Piney Woods. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the Republic of Texas, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, August 26, 2024
2. Margaret V. "Margo" Jones Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on August 27, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 27, 2024, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. This page has been viewed 178 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on August 27, 2024, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
