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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.
May 2, 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...
Jacqueline Presson (Jay Presson Allen), screenwriter and playwright: born San Angelo, Texas 3 March 1922; married secondly 1955 Lewis Allen (died 2003; one daughter); died New York 1...
May 6, 2006 · From Times Staff and Wire Reports. Jay Presson Allen, an adapter of novels for stage and screen who stood out in an era when few women worked in that field, has died. She was 84. Allen died...
In an interview with the "New York Times" in 1972, Allen said that the essence of a successful adaptation is to not "muck around with the essence" of the original work. Jay Presson Allen died on May 1, 2006 in New York City. She was 84 years old.
- March 3, 1922
- May 1, 2006
Allen, Jay Presson 1922-2006 (Jacqueline Presson) OBITUARY NOTICE— See index for CA sketch: Born March 3, 1922, in Fort Worth , TX; died of a stroke, May 2, 2006, in New York , NY.
Jay Presson Allen 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.
