Jay Presson Allen
Date of Birth:
1922.03.03
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2006.05.01
Place of Birth:
San Angelo, Texas, USA
Total films:
5
Total series:
0
Last tv shows:
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Best tv shows:
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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.
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