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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. [1]
Actress. IMDbPro Starmeter See rank. 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. Educated at Miss Hockaday's School for Young Ladies in Dallas, Presson in her own words received no education at all.
Mini Bio (1) 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. Educated at Miss Hockaday's School for Young Ladies in Dallas, Presson in her own words received no education at all.
May 2, 2006 · 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 yesterday morning at...
May 2, 2006 · Jay Presson Allen, the playwright, director and screenwriter whose scripts helped earned three performers Tony Awards, died May 1 at her home in Manhattan, according to The New York Times.
May 4, 2006 · Ronald Bergan. Thu 4 May 2006 19.35 EDT. Jay Presson Allen, who has died aged 84, made her name as one of the finest adaptors of plays and novels to the screen. "The trick in adapting," she...
May 6, 2006 · May 6, 2006 12 AM PT. From Times Staff and Wire Reports. 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....
