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    Pictures, and father of screenwriter Jesse L. Lasky Jr. Born in to a Jewish family in San Francisco, California, Lasky worked at a variety of jobs but began...
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    Jesse Louis Lasky Jr. (September 19, 1910 – April 11, 1988) was an American screenwriter, novelist, playwright and poet. He was the son of film producer...
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    originally formed by Zukor as Famous Players in Famous Plays – and the Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Company. The deal, guided by president Zukor, eventually...
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  • the theater world Jesse Louis Lasky (1880–1958), American movie producer and founder of Paramount Pictures Jesse L. Lasky, Jr. (1910–1988), American screenwriter...
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    1956), American poet Jesse L. Lasky (1880-1958), American film producer Jesse L. Lasky Jr. (1910-1988), American writer Jesse Fuller McDonald (1858–1942)...
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    insisted on Cooper for the title role comes from a telegram that producer Jesse L. Lasky wrote to Cooper pleading with him to accept the part, to which he signed...
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    along with his brother-in-law Jesse L. Lasky, Cecil B. DeMille, and Arthur Friend formed a partnership, The Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Company, to produce...
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    Tharbis The final shooting script was written by Aeneas MacKenzie, Jesse L. Lasky Jr., Jack Gariss, and Fredric M. Frank. It also contained material from...
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    photography officially commenced in 1948. The screenplay, written by Jesse L. Lasky Jr. and Fredric M. Frank, is based on the biblical Book of Judges and...
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    Sarah Bernhardt. That same year, another aspiring producer, Jesse L. Lasky, opened his Lasky Feature Play Company with money borrowed from his brother-in-law...
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