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Jesse Louis Lasky (September 13, 1880 – January 13, 1958) was an American pioneer motion picture producer who was a key founder of what was to become Paramount Pictures, and father of screenwriter Jesse L. Lasky Jr.
Jesse L. Lasky (1880-1958) was one of the first producers of the Hollywood film industry and its first genuine 'mogul'. He made the first feature shot in Hollywood, The Squaw Man (1914), and helped create Paramount Pictures, signing stars like Rudolph Valentino and Maurice Chevalier.
- January 1, 1
- San Francisco, California, USA
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- Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
Timeline. A timeline of the life of Jesse Lasky, from his birth in San Francisco to his death in Hollywood. Filmography. Between 1914 and 1951 Lasky presented or produced hundreds of motion pictures. Image Gallery. Images of Jesse Lasky and his contemporaries from each decade of his life. Legacy.
JESSE L. LASKY was one of the pioneers of Hollywood’s motion picture industry. Born in San Francisco, California, on September 13, 1880, the son of shoe-store proprietor Isaac Lasky, his early years were characterized by failure.
Jesse Louis Lasky was an American pioneer motion picture producer who was a key founder of what was to become Paramount Pictures, and father of screenwriter Jesse L. Lasky Jr.
Jesse L. Lasky. Producer: The Dictator. Lasky, one of the first pioneers of the Hollywood film industry and its first genuine 'mogul', was not only a consummate showman and entrepreneur, but a jack-of-all-trades.
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Jesse Louis Lasky, Sr. was a pioneer Hollywood film producer. He was a key founder of Paramount Pictures with Adolph Zukor, and father of screenwriter Jesse L. Lasky Jr.
