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Sol Lesser (February 17, 1890 – September 19, 1980) was an American film producer. He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960 and was awarded the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award in 1961.
Sol Lesser. Producer: Tarzan and the Leopard Woman. Sol Lesser entered the film industry as an exhibitor and the owner of a chain of movie theaters. His first "production" had an interesting story behind it.
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- Spokane, Washington, USA
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- Hollywood, California, USA
May 7, 2024 · Sol Lesser was an American motion-picture producer best known for his Tarzan movies. Lesser entered the world of motion pictures when in 1907 his father’s death made him the owner of the family nickelodeon. He branched out into distribution and production, producing a series of 19 immensely popular.
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Mar 4, 2016 · By 1925, at the ripe old age of 6, the roles started drying up, Principal Pictures, run by legendary silent producer Sol Lesser, let her go following a dispute with her father, and her parents...
Find bio, credits and filmography information for Sol Lesser on AllMovie - Born in a tent in Spokane, Washington, producer Sol Lesser was six weeks old when his family moved…
- February 17, 1890
- January 1, 1980
M otion picture pioneer Sol Lesser produced 117 feature films during more than 50 years in the movie industry. His was a career best remembered for its successes —...
Sol Lesser is known as an Producer, Presenter, and Co-Producer. Some of his work includes Tarzan and the Amazons, The Red House, Tarzan and the Mermaids, Tarzan and the Huntress, Tarzan Triumphs, Tarzan's Desert Mystery, That Uncertain Feeling, and Tarzan and the Leopard Woman.
