09.2019 Archives - Preston Hollow

Q: From San Angelo to Hockaday to NY screenwriter: the amazing life of Jay Presson Allen

Notable alum You have to admire Jay Presson Allen , who grew up in San Angelo, attended Hockaday and became a success, according to IMDb . She also dashed her Texas roots and took on Manhattan in the 1960s. Allen became a playwright, stage director, TV producer, novelist and screenwriter (at a time when few women were screenwriters). Born in 1922, she died in 2006. Three things to know: 1 Allen watched movies in a theater every Saturday and Sunday from 1-7 p.m. as a child. She said she left Hockaday, “having had no education to speak of.” 2 As a playwright, Allen wrote a dramatization of Muriel Spark’s novel “The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie.” Next, Alfred Hitchcock asked her to adapt Winston Graham’s novel “Marnie.” Additional projects included Bob Fosse’s “Cabaret” and Sidney Lumet’s “Prince of the City.” 3 Finally, Allen told the New York Times that the way to make a successful adaptation is to not “muck around with the essence” of the original work.

8 things this Preston Hollow neighbor hates that you do to your dog

By Lisa Kresl|2019-08-22T15:44:40-05:00August 21st, 2019|All Cover Stories, All Magazine Articles, Pets|

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Everything is better with two cavalier king Charles rescues and bunnies Thumper Thumperton and Hoppy Hopperton

By Lisa Kresl|2019-08-22T15:45:51-05:00August 21st, 2019|All Cover Stories, All Magazine Articles, Pets|

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How Jake went from foster fail to a ‘barky, spunky dog’

By Lisa Kresl|2019-08-26T16:30:18-05:00August 21st, 2019|All Cover Stories, All Magazine Articles, Pets|

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Vegan Vincelee Stevens keeps a 175-pound pig in her Preston Hollow closet

By Lisa Kresl|2019-08-22T15:48:30-05:00August 21st, 2019|All Cover Stories, All Magazine Articles, Pets|

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Brunch, lunch and munch at these pet-perfect patios

By Advocate Staff|2019-08-22T15:50:27-05:00August 20th, 2019|All Magazine Articles, Patios, Pet Pause, Pets|

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The surprising thing NorthPark exec and Cattle Baron’s Ball baroness Kristen Gibbins does every morning

By Lisa Kresl|2019-08-26T13:04:57-05:00August 20th, 2019|All Feature Articles, All Magazine Articles, Know a Neighbor|

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How Charles Haley’s daughter Madison went from Ursuline to having lunch with Olympians at Stanford

By Lisa Kresl|2019-08-20T18:48:59-05:00August 20th, 2019|All Feature Articles, All Magazine Articles, Launch, Q and A|

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Nosh on Neapolitan nachos and more at MidiCi Italian Kitchen

By Lisa Kresl|2019-09-09T18:56:04-05:00August 19th, 2019|All Magazine Articles, Delicious, Dining, Restaurants|

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From San Angelo to Hockaday to NY screenwriter: the amazing life of Jay Presson Allen

By Lisa Kresl|2019-08-20T20:44:29-05:00August 19th, 2019|All Columns, All Magazine Articles, Notable alums|

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A 14-year-old artist’s pet project

By Lisa Kresl|2019-08-22T15:52:15-05:00August 19th, 2019|All Feature Articles, All Magazine Articles, Arts, Pets|

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NBC 5’s Meredith Land’s Greenway Parks home

By Lisa Kresl|2019-09-05T14:13:40-05:00August 19th, 2019|All Feature Articles, All Magazine Articles, Home Design, Home Tour|

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