Jay Presson Allen (born Jacqueline Presson; March 3, 1922 – May 1, 2006) was an American screenwriter, playwright, and novelist. Known for her withering...

drama film directed by Ronald Neame from a screenplay written by Jay Presson Allen, adapted from her own stage play, which was in turn based on the 1961...

Presson is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Jason Presson (born 1971), American actor Jay Presson Allen (1922–2006), American screenwriter...

Pipoly, and James Badge Dale. It was produced by Lewis M. Allen and written by Jay Presson Allen under the pseudonym "Sara Schiff", based on the 1954 book...

psychological thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock from a screenplay by Jay Presson Allen, based on the 1961 novel of the same name by Winston Graham. The film...

a 1972 American comedy film directed by George Cukor, written by Jay Presson Allen and Hugh Wheeler, and starring Maggie Smith. The film is loosely based...

expose corruption in the force. The screenplay, written by Lumet and Jay Presson Allen, is based on a 1978 non-fiction book, by former NYPD Deputy Commissioner...

film directed and choreographed by Bob Fosse from a screenplay by Jay Presson Allen, based on the stage musical of the same name by John Kander, Fred...

Award winning Broadway producer. He was married to screenwriter Jay Presson Allen. Allen was nominated for seven Tony Awards and won three, for Annie (1977)...

Tru is a 1989 play by Jay Presson Allen, adapted from the words and works of Truman Capote. Adapted from the words and works of Truman Capote, Tru is...

Alan King, and was also Myrna Loy's final film. The screenplay by Jay Presson Allen, adapted from her novel, won her the David di Donatello Award for...

Levin. It was directed by Sidney Lumet from a screenplay by Levin and Jay Presson Allen, and stars Michael Caine, Christopher Reeve and Dyan Cannon. Critics...

(1961), as well as in the play and 1969 film of the same name—both by Jay Presson Allen—which were based on the novel. Miss Brodie is a highly idealistic...

William Wyler), serves as the director. The screenplay, written by Jay Presson Allen and Arnold Schulman as based on a story by Schulman, is a highly fictionalized...

Jean Brodie, directed by Ronald Neame from a screenplay written by Jay Presson Allen, adapted from her own stage play, which was based in turn on the 1961...

Lovers is a 1963 comedy film based on the play The First Wife by Jay Presson Allen. Directed by John Rich, it stars Janet Leigh, Van Johnson, Shelley...

Forty Carats is a play by Jay Presson Allen. Adapted from the French original by Pierre Barillet and Jean-Pierre Gredy, the comedy revolves around a 40-year-old...

Milton Katselas. It is based on the 1968 play of the same name by Jay Presson Allen. The screenplay was written by Leonard Gershe (who significantly changed...

production of The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, adapted for the stage by Jay Presson Allen from the novel by Muriel Spark. Redgrave had her first credited film...

Family Family title card Created by Jay Presson Allen Starring Sada Thompson James Broderick Gary Frank Kristy McNichol Meredith Baxter Birney Quinn Cummings...

left the project. The producers commissioned another screenplay from Jay Presson Allen, which they preferred, and they were later approached by Robert Redford...

Geraldine McEwan. The author preferred the latter's performance. Jay Presson Allen's adaptation of the novel was staged at the Brunton Theatre, Musselburgh...

Garrison Michael Jeter as Dr. Art Makter Maureen Moore as Lucy Cox Jay Presson Allen tried to recapture the success of Family with Hothouse for ABC in...

America Award for Best Comedy Adapted from Another Medium but lost to Jay Presson Allen for Cabaret. Golden Globe Awards Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical...

(1978). That same year, director Sidney Lumet and executive producer Jay Presson Allen began adapting the book for a movie, a critically acclaimed though...

seen a full-on suspense drama before with two women in the lead". Jay Presson Allen was brought on for uncredited script rewrites. Sigourney Weaver prepared...

15 when it began. The memoir was adapted in 1991 by Jay Presson Allen and her daughter Brooke Allen into a one-woman play, The Big Love, which starred...

departures from the original story, for a film in 1972, written by Jay Presson Allen and Hugh Wheeler, and directed by George Cukor, starring Maggie Smith...

Claudia Weill Written by Eleanor Bergstein Produced by Martin Elfand Jay Presson Allen Ray Stark Starring Jill Clayburgh Michael Douglas Charles Grodin Cinematography...

Lloyd from the EP Tru Tru (mobile network) Tru (play), a 1989 play by Jay Presson Allen Tru (restaurant) (1999–2017), French restaurant located in Chicago...