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Jay Presson Allen (1922–2006)

Writer | Producer | Actress

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. At the age of 18, she decided to become an actress in New York City... See full bio »

Born:

Jacqueline Presson
in San Angelo, Texas, USA

Died:

(age 84) in New York City, New York, USA
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1992 American Playhouse (TV series)
– Tru (1992) (play)
 
1990 Lord of the Flies (screenplay / as Sara Schiff)
 
1988 Hothouse (TV series)
– 'Love and Taxes' (1988) (creator)
– His Mother (1988) (creator)
– Nancy: Part 2 (1988) (writer)
– Nancy: Part 1 (1988) (writer)
– The Actress (1988) (writer)
 
1982 The Verdict (uncredited)
 
1982 Deathtrap (screenplay)
 
1981 Prince of the City (screenplay)
 
1976-1980 Family (TV series)
– Letting Go (1980) (creator)
– Smarts (1980) (creator)
– Just Like Old Times (1980) (creator)
– The Ties That Bind (1980) (creator)
– Such a Fine Line (1980) (creator)
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1980 Just Tell Me What You Want (novel / screenplay)
 
1978 The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (TV series)
– Newcastle (1978) (writer)
 
1976 A Star Is Born (uncredited)
 
1975 Funny Lady (screenplay)
 
1973 The Borrowers (TV movie) (written by)
 
1973 40 Carats (stage adaptation / as Jay Allen)
 
1972 Travels with My Aunt
 
1972 Cabaret (screenplay / as Jay Allen)
 
1969 The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (based on the play by / screenplay)
 
1964 Marnie (screenplay)
 
1963 Wives and Lovers (play "The First Wife")
 
1956 Matinee Theatre (TV series)
– Beg, Borrow or Steal (1956)
 
1955 Star Tonight (TV series)
– The Dark Search (1955) (as Jay Presson)
 
1954 The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse (TV series)
– Beg, Borrow or Steal (1954) (teleplay)
 
1954 Armstrong Circle Theatre (TV series)
– Brink of Disaster (1954) (writer)
 
1953 Danger (TV series)
– Surface Tension (1953) (as Jay Presson)
– Inside Straight (1953) (as Jay Presson)
 
1951 Goodyear Playhouse (TV series)
 
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1988 Hothouse (TV series) (executive producer - 1 episode)
– The Good Family (1988) (executive producer)
 
1982 Deathtrap (executive producer)
 
1981 Prince of the City (executive producer)
 
1980 It's My Turn (executive producer)
 
1980 Just Tell Me What You Want (producer)
 
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1946 Gay Blades
Miss Zelda (uncredited)
 
1945 An Angel Comes to Brooklyn
Miss Johnson (as Jay Presson)
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
1997 Cabaret: A Legend in the Making (video documentary short) (acknowledgment)
 
Show ShowSelf (6 titles)
2001 Rescued from the Closet (video documentary)
Herself
 
2000 The Trouble with Marnie (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1999 Reputations (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Alfred Hitchcock (1999) … Herself
 
1997 Cabaret: A Legend in the Making (video documentary short)
Herself - Screenwriter
 
1995 The Celluloid Closet (documentary)
Herself
 
1975 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 30 October 1975 (1975) … Herself
 
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2007 The 79th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Memorial Tribute
 

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Cabaret -- A female girlie club entertainer in Weimar Republic era Berlin romances two men while the Nazi Party rises to power around them. The Celluloid Closet -- A documentary surveying the various Hollywood screen depictions of homosexuals and the attitudes behind them throughout the history of North American film.
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Playwright: "Tru" (filmed as Tru) See more »

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2 Print Biographies  | 4 Articles  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Jay Allen | Jay Presson | Sara Schiff
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Member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (Writers Branch) See more »

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