Jay Presson Allen
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.
Marnie
(Screenplay)
Cabaret
(Screenplay)
40 Carats
(Writer)
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
(Theatre Play)
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
(Screenplay)
Travels with My Aunt
(Screenplay)
Prince of the City
(Screenplay)
Deathtrap
(Screenplay)
The Borrowers
(Writer)
Just Tell Me What You Want
(Novel)
Just Tell Me What You Want
(Screenplay)
Just Tell Me What You Want
(Producer)
Funny Lady
(Screenplay)
Deathtrap
(Executive Producer)
It's My Turn
(Executive Producer)
Lord of the Flies
(Screenplay)
Prince of the City
(Executive Producer)
The Verdict
(Writer)
Wives and Lovers
(Theatre Play)
Family
(Writer)
Hothouse
(Writer)
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
(Writer)
Family
(Creator)
Hothouse
(Creator)