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# Jay Presson Allen

Writer. Born 3 March 1922 in San Angelo, Texas, USA. Died 1 May 2006.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 3 March 1922, San Angelo, Texas, USA
- **Died:** 1 May 2006
- **Academy Awards:** 2 Oscar nominations
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay_Presson_Allen, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3163251, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0696319/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/6928

## Streaming the US now

- **Tubi:** [*Cabaret*](https://film.one/film/cabaret.md) (88)

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## Biography

Jay Presson Allen was an American screenwriter and playwright. Born Jacqueline Presson on 3 March 1922 in Texas, she began her career writing for television in the 1950s after publishing her first novel in 1948. She later became known for adaptations of novels and plays for both stage and screen.

Her screen credits include *Marnie* (1964), *The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie* (1969), *Cabaret* (1972), *Travels with My Aunt* (1972), *Funny Lady* (1975), *Prince of the City* (1981) and *Deathtrap* (1982). She also wrote the play versions of *The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie* and *Forty Carats*, and contributed to the television series *Family*. Allen received Academy Award nominations for adapted screenplay for *Cabaret* and *Prince of the City*.

She was married to producer Lewis Allen from 1955 until his death in 2003. Allen died on 1 May 2006 in New York.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, altfg.com, playbill.com, tshaonline.org.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Cabaret* (1972), Fi1m 88, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/cabaret.md)

## Complete filmography (18)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Screenwriters on Screenwriting* (2008), Actor
- *Lord of the Flies* (1990), Screenplay
- *Hothouse* (1988), series, Writer, Executive Producer, Creator
- *Deathtrap* (1982), Screenplay, Executive Producer
- *American Playhouse* (1982), series, Director, Writer
- *Prince of the City* (1981), Screenplay, Executive Producer
- *It's My Turn* (1980), Executive Producer
- *Just Tell Me What You Want* (1980), Novel, Screenplay, Producer
- *The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie* (1978), series, Writer
- *Family* (1976), series, Writer, Creator
- *Funny Lady* (1975), Screenplay
- *The Borrowers* (1973), Writer
- *40 Carats* (1973), Writer
- *Travels with My Aunt* (1972), Screenplay
- *Cabaret* (1972), Screenplay — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/cabaret.md)
- *The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie* (1969), Theatre Play, Screenplay
- *Marnie* (1964), Screenplay
- *Wives and Lovers* (1963), Theatre Play

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 0 won, 2 nominated

- 1982: Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay (nominated), for *Prince of the City*
- 1973: Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay (nominated), for *Cabaret*

### Other awards — 1 won

- Crystal Award 1982: Crystal Award (won)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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