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Jay Presson Allen (born Jacqueline Presson; March 3, 1922 – May 1, 2006) was an American screenwriter, playwright, and novelist. Known for her withering wit and sometimes off-color wisecracks, she was one of the few women making a living as a screenwriter at a time when women were a rarity in the profession.
Jay Presson Allen was an Oscar-nominated screenwriter who adapted novels and plays for film and theater. She worked with directors such as Alfred Hitchcock, George Cukor and Sidney Lumet, and wrote plays about Truman Capote and Jean Brodie.
Jay Presson Allen (1922 - 2006) fue una guionista y persona de Estados Unidos conocida por: Cabaret, Marnie, la ladrona, El señor de las moscas, La trampa de la muerte, El príncipe de la ciudad, Funny Lady, Los mejores años de Miss Brodie, Familia (Serie de TV), Los mejores años de Miss Brodie (Serie de TV) y Viajes con mi tía
2 de may. de 2006 · Jay Presson Allen, who as an adapter of novels for plays and movies developed some of the most memorable roles for women in the late 1960's and 1970's, died yesterday morning at her home in...
Ronald Bergan. Thu 4 May 2006 19.35 EDT. Jay Presson Allen, who has died aged 84, made her name as one of the finest adaptors of plays and novels to the screen. "The trick in adapting," she...
Jay Presson Allen, the playwright, director and screenwriter whose scripts helped earned three performers Tony Awards, died May 1 at her home in Manhattan, according to The New York Times.
Jay Presson Allen. Writer. 3 March 1922 to 30 April 2006. American screenwriter and playwright Jay Presson Allen will be best remembered for her screen adaptations of hits such as The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1969) and Cabaret (1972) - the latter bringing BAFTA and Oscar nominations.
