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Screenwriters on Screenwriting

Screenwriters on Screenwriting

20080.0 / 10

The Celluloid Closet

The Celluloid Closet

19967.2 / 10

The Trouble with 'Marnie'

The Trouble with 'Marnie'

20007.4 / 10

Rescued from the Closet

Rescued from the Closet

20016.0 / 10

Prince of the City: The Real Story

Prince of the City: The Real Story

20070.0 / 10

Marnie

Marnie

19647.1 / 10

Cabaret

Cabaret

19727.4 / 10

40 Carats

40 Carats

19736.0 / 10

The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie

The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie

19696.8 / 10

Travels with My Aunt

Travels with My Aunt

19725.9 / 10

Prince of the City

Prince of the City

19817.0 / 10

Deathtrap

Deathtrap

19826.7 / 10

The Borrowers

The Borrowers

19736.0 / 10

Just Tell Me What You Want

Just Tell Me What You Want

19804.5 / 10

Funny Lady

Funny Lady

19755.2 / 10

It's My Turn

It's My Turn

19805.6 / 10

Lord of the Flies

Lord of the Flies

19906.4 / 10

The Verdict

The Verdict

19827.4 / 10

Wives and Lovers

Wives and Lovers

19634.6 / 10

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Jay Presson Allen

Jay Presson Allen

Biography

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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Female

Birthday

1922-03-03

Place of Birth

San Angelo, Texas, USA