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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 was an Oscar-nominated screenwriter who adapted novels and plays for film and theater. She worked with directors such as Alfred Hitchcock, George Cukor and Sidney Lumet, and wrote plays about Truman Capote and Jean Brodie.
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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 her home in Manhattan.
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 6, 2006 · Jay Presson met her second husband, Lewis M. Allen, a Tony Award-winner who produced the Broadway hit “Annie,” in 1955; he died in 2003. Along with her daughter, Jay Presson Allen’s ...
American screenwriter and playwright Jay Presson Allen will be best remembered for her screen adaptations of hits such as The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1969) and Cabaret (1972) - the latter bringing BAFTA and Oscar nominations. Other credits include Marnie (1964), 40 Carats (1973) and Prince of the City (1981).
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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 ...
