Jay Presson Allen
- Known for
- Writing
- Born
- March 3, 1922, San Angelo, Texas, USA
- Died
- May 1, 2006
- Movies
- 16
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 Movies
Filmography
| 2008 | Screenwriters on Screenwriting | |
| 2007 | Prince of the City: The Real Story | Self |
| 2001 | Rescued from the Closet | Self |
| 2000 | The Trouble with 'Marnie' | Self |
| 1996 | The Celluloid Closet | Self |
Directing, Writing & Producing
| 1990 | Lord of the Flies | Screenplay |
| 1982 | Deathtrap | Screenplay |
| 1981 | Prince of the City | Screenplay |
| 1980 | Just Tell Me What You Want | Screenplay, Producer |
| 1975 | Funny Lady | Screenplay |
| 1973 | The Borrowers | Writer |
| 1973 | 40 Carats | Writer |
| 1972 | Travels with My Aunt | Screenplay |
| 1972 | Cabaret | Screenplay |
| 1969 | The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie | Screenplay |
| 1964 | Marnie | Screenplay |
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