Writing · geboren 1922-03-03 · San Angelo, Texas, USA

Jay Presson Allen

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.

Bekannt aus

• Marnie (1964) – Screenplay
• Cabaret (1972) – Screenplay
• Herr der Fliegen (1990) – Screenplay
• Das Mörderspiel (1982) – Screenplay
• Prince of the City (1981) – Screenplay
• Die besten Jahre der Miss Jean Brodie (1969) – Screenplay
• Gefangen in der Traumfabrik (1996) – Self
• The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) – Self
• Funny Lady (1975) – Screenplay
• Reisen mit meiner Tante (1972) – Screenplay
• It's My Turn (1980) – Executive Producer
• Vierzig Karat (1973) – Writer
• Sag mir, was Du willst (1980) – Novel
• Eine amerikanische Familie (1976) – Writer
• Ach Liebling … nicht hier! (1963) – Theatre Play
• The Borrowers (1973) – Writer
• American Playhouse (1982) – Director
• The Trouble with 'Marnie' (2000) – Self
• The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1978) – Adaptation
• Rescued from the Closet (2001) – Self
• Hothouse (1988) – Writer
• Screenwriters on Screenwriting (2008)
• Prince of the City: The Real Story (2007) – Self