Background
Hall, Penelope Coker was born on March 19, 1932 in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. Daughter of James Lide and Elizabeth (Boatwright) Coker.
Hall, Penelope Coker was born on March 19, 1932 in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. Daughter of James Lide and Elizabeth (Boatwright) Coker.
Student, Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, New York, 1954. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Coker College, Hartsville, South Carolina, 2007.
Senior editor, biographer, Cleveland Amory's Celebrity Register, New York City producer, commentator, Wrap-Up with Mike Wallace, New York City co-producer, interviewer for series of hour long specialists, NBC-television, New York City co-host 10 Around Town, Channel 10 television, Philadelphia co-host The New Yorkers, Channel 5 television, New York City, 1968-1970; reporter, Sunday anchor, 10 0'Clock News, Channel 5, New York City, 1970-1973; host cable cooking show, Cooking Cable, Millbrook, New York, since 1975; editor-in-chief, Dutchess Magazine, New York City, 1992-1998; editor-at-large, columnist, Dutchess Magazine, New York City, since 1998.
Board trustees Spoleto Festival, Charleston, South Carolina., since 1997, Coker College, Hartsville, South Carolina. Board directors Bardaven theatre, Poughkeepsie, 1985-1992. National board for women in medicine Medical College Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, since 1995.
Fund raiser Democratic Nominess for Dutchess County. Member Author League, Sandanona Beagles, Millbrook Hounds, Century Club, Millbrook Golf and Tennis Club (board directors 1989-1993), Cosmopolitan Club (seminar committee since 1990).
Married William Parmenter Wilson, September 6, 1964 (divorced 1971). 1 child, Eliza Wilson Ingle. Married Mortimer Waddhams Hall, December 8, 1972.
Stepchildren: Dorothy, Margaret, Mary Howland, Matthew.