Jay Presson Allen
Known for: Writing
Born: March 2, 1922 in San Angelo, Texas, USA - Died: April 30, 2006
Jay Presson Allen (March 3, 1922 – May 1, 2006) was an American screenwriter, television producer and novelist. She was one of few women making a living as a screenwriter at a time when women were a rarity in the profession. She was born as Jacqueline Presson, the only child of Willie Mae, a buyer, and Albert Jack Presson, a department store merchant. She wrote the screenplay for Lord of the Flies (1990) under the pseudonym Sara Schiff.
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Screenwriters on Screenwriting
The Celluloid Closet
Self
The Trouble with 'Marnie'
Self
Rescued from the Closet
Self
Prince of the City: The Real Story
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
Marnie
Screenplay
Cabaret
Screenplay
40 Carats
Writer
Travels with My Aunt
Screenplay
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
Screenplay
Prince of the City
Screenplay
Deathtrap
Screenplay
The Borrowers
Writer
Just Tell Me What You Want
Novel
Funny Lady
Screenplay
It's My Turn
Executive Producer
Lord of the Flies
Screenplay
Wives and Lovers
Theatre Play
Family
Writer
Hothouse
Writer
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
Writer