Jesse Louis Lasky, Sr. (September 13, 1880 – January 13, 1958) 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.
Born in San Francisco, California, he worked at a variety of jobs but began his entertainment career as a vaudeville performer that led to the motion picture business. His sister Blanche married Samuel Goldwyn and in 1913 Lasky and Goldwyn ...
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- Sep 13, 1880
Date of death:
- Jan 13, 1958 (age 77 years)
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- Jesse Lasky,
- Jesse Louis Lasky,
- Jesse Louis Lasky, Sr.
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