Jay Presson Allen
Writing·March 3, 1922·† May 1, 2006 — 84 years old·San Angelo, Texas, USA
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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2008Screenwriters on Screenwriting2007Prince of the City: The Real StorySelf2001Rescued from the ClosetSelf2000The Trouble with 'Marnie'Self1996The Celluloid ClosetSelf1990Lord of the FliesScreenplay1988HothouseTVWriter · Executive Producer · Creator1982DeathtrapScreenplay · Executive Producer1982American PlayhouseTVDirector · Writer1981Prince of the CityScreenplay · Executive Producer1980It's My TurnExecutive Producer1980Just Tell Me What You WantNovel · Screenplay · Producer1978The Prime of Miss Jean BrodieTVWriter1976FamilyTVWriter · Creator1975Funny LadyScreenplay1973The BorrowersWriter197340 CaratsWriter1972Travels with My AuntScreenplay1972CabaretScreenplay1969The Prime of Miss Jean BrodieScreenplay · Theatre Play1964MarnieScreenplay1963Wives and LoversTheatre Play1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonTVSelf