Writing

Jay Presson Allen

Jay Presson Allen er mest kendt for The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, Family, American Playhouse og The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie. Jay Presson Allen er født 3. marts 1922. Jay Presson Allen døde 1. maj 2006, 84 år gammel.

Født: 3. marts 1922
Fødested: San Angelo, Texas, USA
Død: 1. maj 2006 (84 år)

Biografi

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.