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Jay Allen (Seattle, 7 July 1900 – 1972) was an American journalist.
Between 1925 and 1934, he was a correspondent for the Chicago Tribune in France, Belgium, Spain, Italy, Austria, Germany, Poland and the Balkans. In 1930 he met important leaders of the Spanish Socialist Party (PSOE): Juan Negrín, Luis Araquistáin, Julio Álvarez del Vayo, Rodolfo Llopis in Spain. He also knew important leaders of the Spanish right such as José Calvo Sotelo and José Antonio Primo de Rivera. In 1934 he covered the uprising in Asturias for the Chicago Tribune. He was briefly imprisoned because he helped to hide some socialist leaders from the police. After his release he went to live in Torremolinos and over the next two years traveled across Spain to gather information for a book about the agrarian problem in Spain.
When the Spanish Civil War started, he covered the conflict for the Chicago Tribune. In July 1936 he interviewed general Francisco Franco (leader of the rebels and future dictator of Spain).
Allen was the first American journalist to report on the massacre of Badajoz. On 23 August 1936, nine days after the fall of the city, he entered Badajoz and saw the executions taking place. On 30 August the Chicago Tribune published its report on the massacre: “Slaughter of 4,000 at Badajoz, city of horrors”, the first report about it in the United States. As a result, the nationals put a price on his head and the supporters of the Nationals in the States started a campaign against Allen. In November 1936 he interviewed the chief of Spanish falange José Antonio Primo de Rivera who was imprisoned in Valencia. It was the last interview before his execution. After that, Allen returned to the United States.
Actors: Peter Nikkos (actor), Geoffrey Fortner (producer), Rocco Rosanio (actor), Maggie Grant (actress), Ajarae Coleman (actress), Diana Savone (actress), Sean Serino (actress), Brandon Young (actor), Rebekah Salgado (actress), Marcus Thomas (producer), Marcus Thomas (director), Marcus Thomas (writer), Marcus Thomas (editor), Dawn Thomas (actress), Tiffany Michelle Baxter (actress),
Genres: Drama, Short,[Words and Music by: Julianne Tarroja]
[VERSE 1]
I've been in and out of the light
Struggling from the fight
Vaguely tracing your footsteps
On the sand
[VERSE 2]
Blinded by the things
I thought that life could bring
Lost in expectations
Unfulfilled
[REFRAIN]
I know that life is a choice we make
Right or wrong
Give or take
It's only either way
But to choose the Lord is all that
Matters to me
And oh, He promises serenity
For those who
[CHORUS]
Choose to love
Choose to live
Choose to forgive
Wipe away my eyes
So I can see the way
You paved for me
Breathe choose to sing
And all of the beauty that You bring
But most of all
I choose to believe
[VERSE 3]
I've been searching in
All the wrong places
When all of the answers
Were right in front of me
[VERSE 4]
I needed my tears to see You clearly
I needed my pain to feel You near me
Rescue me