As Actor
The Trouble with 'Marnie'
2000
7.4
Jay Presson Allen
Acting
Birth Date
March 3, 1922
Place of Birth
San Angelo, Texas, USA
Date of Death
May 1, 2006
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.
