Jay Presson Allen

Biography

Jay Presson Allen was among other things a 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.

Details

Birthday: 03/03/1922
PlaceOfBirth: San Angelo, Texas, USA
Deathday: 01/05/2006
Gender: 1
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