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Allen, Jay Presson was born on March 3, 1922 in Fort Worth, Texas, United States. Daughter of Albert Jeffry and Willie (Miller) Presson.
(Adapted from the novel by Muriel Spark Comedy /4m, 15f /...)
Adapted from the novel by Muriel Spark Comedy /4m, 15f / Platform set Miss Brodie is a teacher, a formidable figure who molds young minds to her form. And what is more, she is so intensely interesting that the girls admire her above all else. But Miss Brodie is not honest. She prevaricates and then tells the girls to do as she tells them, not as she does herself. She is having an affair with the music teacher and has had one with the art teacher, and this is not the most exemplary conduct. A fantastic letter which some of her students write in her name to her lover falls into the headmistress' hands.Dismissal is averted by Miss Brodie's indomitable pluck as she threatens to sue for calumny. One girl grows too wise too soon and turns on Miss Brodie. "Fascinating in its insights into a marvelously portrayed eccentric human being." N.Y. Times "Endearing hilarious, lovely, perceptive and splendid." N.Y. Daily News "A dramatic intelligent and merciless study of character. " N.Y. Post
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(By Jay Allen, adapted from Pierre Barillet and Jean Pierr...)
By Jay Allen, adapted from Pierre Barillet and Jean Pierre Gredy. Full Length, Comedy. 5 m, 6 f. 3 ints. Julie Harris made a Tony-winning hit on Broadway starring in this comedy as Ann Stanley, a 40 year-old divorcee whose car breaks down while vacationing in Greece. Rescued by and then introduced to the romance of the island by a young man of 22, Anne is taken on a whirlwind tour. Back in New York, she returns to problems with her real estate business, her mother, her 17 year-old daughter Trina and ex-husbands while fending off the advances of a middle-aged client. One evening a young man arrives to escort her daughter and turns out to be the youth from Greece. Not only is the attraction between them still strong, but the amorous client then falls for Trina!
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(The classic story of the inside workings of Hollywood by ...)
The classic story of the inside workings of Hollywood by a successful screenwriter; source for movie of the same name, starring Ali McGraw and Alan King
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Allen, Jay Presson was born on March 3, 1922 in Fort Worth, Texas, United States. Daughter of Albert Jeffry and Willie (Miller) Presson.
(The classic story of the inside workings of Hollywood by ...)
(Adapted from the novel by Muriel Spark Comedy /4m, 15f /...)
(By Jay Allen, adapted from Pierre Barillet and Jean Pierr...)
(1968 Playbill- Julie Harris in Forty Carats)
(1st/1st, 1969. Unused copy w/name on cover.)
Member Writers Guild, Dramatists Guild, Academy Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Married Lewis Maitland Allen, March 12, 1955 (deceased, 2003). 1 child, Anna Brooke.