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Jay Presson Allen
Sign in to saveAmerican screenwriter, producer, playwright (1922-2006)
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It sits within the topics 1922 births, 2006 deaths and 20th-century American novelists.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1922
- Works
- 7
Top works
- Just tell me what you want
- Cabaret
- Just tell me what you want
- A little family business
- Spring riot
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
San Angelo, Texas, USA
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…
Known for
- Screenwriters on Screenwriting2008
- Prince of the City: The Real Story — Self2007
- Rescued from the Closet — Self2001
- The Trouble with 'Marnie' — Self2000
- The Celluloid Closet — Self1996
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson — Self1962
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1922-03-03
- Active to
- 2006-05-01
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 1
- Total plays
- 1
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Jay
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- San Angelo
- Place of death
- New York City
- Occupation
- playwright
- Languages spoken
- English language
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- date of birth
- 1922-03-03
- date of death
- 2006-05-01
- cause of death
- stroke
- manner of death
- natural causes
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
- archives at
- Harry Ransom Center
Sources (7)
via Wikidata · CC0
Gallery (2)
Available in 11 languages
via Wikidata sitelinks · CC0