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Jay Presson Allen

Jay Presson Allen
  • Name: Jay Presson Allen
  • Birthday: 1922-03-03
  • Place of birth: San Angelo, Texas, USA
  • Popularity: 1.954
Biography: Jay Presson Allen was among other things a 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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Title Release date
Screenwriters on Screenwriting 2008-01-01
Prince of the City: The Real Story   as  Self 2007-01-01
Rescued from the Closet   as  Self 2001-05-29
The Trouble with 'Marnie'   as  Self 2000-05-30
The Celluloid Closet   as  Self 1996-01-30