Jay Presson Allen [6928]
Gender: Female
Popularity: 0.356
Birthplace: San Angelo, Texas, USA
Birthday: 1922-03-03
Deathday: 2006-05-01
Age: 84 years
Movies: 5
Links: Homepage, IMDB
Biography: Jay Presson Allen (March 3, 1922 – May 1, 2006) was an American 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.