Richard J. Allen (born November 13, 1959, New York, New York) is an American television soap opera writer and playwright.
His plays include The Man Who Killed Rock Monnenoff, Seducing Sally, and Starbright & Vine.
Allen, who is Jewish, is professor and former chair of the department of Film, Television and Digital Media at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth.
[1] Another World As the World Turns Days of Our Lives General Hospital One Life to Live (hired by Michael Malone) Daytime Emmy Award Writers Guild of America Award