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Jay Presson Allen (born Jacqueline Presson; March 3, 1922 – May 1, 2006) was an American screenwriter, playwright, and novelist. Known for her withering wit and sometimes off-color wisecracks, she was one of the few women making a living as a screenwriter at a time when women were a rarity in the profession.
Jay Presson Allen. Writer: Cabaret. Oscar-nominated screenwriter Jay Presson Allen was born Jacqueline Presson in San Angelo, Texas on March 3, 1922, the daughter of a department store manager.
May 2, 2006 · Jay Presson Allen, who as an adapter of novels for plays and movies developed some of the most memorable roles for women in the late 1960's and 1970's, died...
May 6, 2006 · Jay Presson Allen, an adapter of novels for stage and screen who stood out in an era when few women worked in that field, has died. She was 84. Allen died Monday at her home in Manhattan after...
See index for CA sketch: Born March 3, 1922, in Fort Worth, TX; died of a stroke, May 2, 2006, in New York, NY. Author. Allen, known for such works as Tru, Cabaret, Marnie, and The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, was famous for her abilities to adapt the writings of other authors for the stage and screen. Originally moving to Hollywood at the age of ...
Jacqueline Presson (Jay Presson Allen), screenwriter and playwright: born San Angelo, Texas 3 March 1922; married secondly 1955 Lewis Allen (died 2003; one daughter); died New York 1 May...
May 2, 2006 · Jay Presson Allen, the noted writer and director whose Broadway credits included The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, Forty Carats, and Tru, died on Monday, May 1 in Manhattan. She was 84 years...
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