Jay Presson Allen
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Emerging from a modest Texas upbringing, she left school early, abandoned a brief acting stint in New York, and taught herself the craft of writing while supporting herself through radio, cabaret, and television scripts. Her first novel appeared in 1948, followed by a play that caught the eye of producer Lewis M. Allen, whom she later married, and the screenplay for the 1963 film Wives and Lovers.…
Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources