Jay Presson Allen
- Writing
- March 3, 1922 · San Angelo, Texas, USA
- May 1, 2006
Biography
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.
Known for
Filmography
- Screenwriters on Screenwriting
- Prince of the City: The Real Story · Self
- Rescued from the Closet · Self
- The Trouble with 'Marnie' · Self
- The Celluloid Closet · Self
- Lord of the Flies · Screenplay
- Hothouse · Writer, Executive producer
- Deathtrap · Screenplay, Executive producer
- American Playhouse · Director, Writer
- Prince of the City · Screenplay, Executive producer
- It's My Turn · Executive producer
- Just Tell Me What You Want · Novel, Screenplay
- The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie · Writer
- Family · Writer, Creator
- Funny Lady · Screenplay
- The Borrowers · Writer
- 40 Carats · Writer
- Travels with My Aunt · Screenplay
- Cabaret · Screenplay
- The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie · Theatre Play, Screenplay
- Marnie · Screenplay
- Wives and Lovers · Theatre Play
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson · Self