Writer
Jay Presson Allen
104 years · San Angelo, Texas, USA · 16 films
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.
Best known for
Filmography 16
Screenwriters on Screenwriting
2008 · Actor
On Kanopy
Prince of the City: The Real Story
2007 · Self
Rescued from the Closet
2001 · Self
The Trouble with 'Marnie'
2000 · Self
The Celluloid Closet
1996 · Self
On The Roku Channel
Lord of the Flies
1990 · Screenplay
On Howdy Amazon Channel
Deathtrap
1982 · Screenplay
On YouTube Free
Prince of the City
1981 · Screenplay
Just Tell Me What You Want
1980 · Screenplay, Producer
Funny Lady
1975 · Screenplay
On TCM
The Borrowers
1973 · Writer
On Plex
40 Carats
1973 · Writer
On The Roku Channel
Travels with My Aunt
1972 · Screenplay
Cabaret
1972 · Screenplay
On Hoopla
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
1969 · Screenplay
Marnie
1964 · Screenplay