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Preston Jones (April 7, 1936 – September 19, 1979) was an American playwright best known for A Texas Trilogy, a set of three plays. Biography. Jones was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico. His father, James B. Jones, was lieutenant governor of New Mexico. Jones graduated from the University of New Mexico in 1960, with a degree in education.
Sep 20, 1979 · Preston Jones, author of “A Texas Trilogy,” died yesterday in Dallas after haying undergone surgery for ulcers. He was 0 years old. Mr. Jones was an actor as well as playwright with Paul...
Preston Jones is often labeled a regional playwright, and certainly one of his achievements was his treatment of the American Southwest as a setting for serious drama. His plays capture the...
Jones, Preston 1936–. Jones is an American playwright, actor, and director. His first play, A Texas Trilogy, reveals him to be a regional playwright, with characters and settings drawn from the...
Preston Jones, 43, late-blooming playwright widely hailed in 1976 for A Texas Trilogy, his saga of life in a one-horse West Texas town; following surgery for ulcers; in Dallas.
American playwright. Examine the life, times, and work of Preston Jones through detailed author biographies on eNotes.
Feb 1, 1995 · Preston St. Vrain Jones, playwright, was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on April 17, 1936, the son of James Brooks "Jawbone" and Maud Gwinn (St. Vrain) Jones. Jawbone Jones served two terms as lieutenant governor of New Mexico, from 1943 to 1946.
