Cabaret! The fascinating life of Jay Presson Allen, adapter extraordinaire
Jay Presson Allen once remarked: "The trick in adapting is not to throw out the baby with the bath water. You can change all kinds of things, but don't muck around with the essence."
In her hugely successful screenwriting life, Jay Presson Allen wrote the adaptations for “The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie” (1966), “Marnie” (1964), “Cabaret” (1972) and “Prince of the City” (1981), among many other screenplays.
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