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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.
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- San Francisco, California, USA
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- Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
Jesse Lasky was a Jewish American film producer. Born in San Francisco, California, Lasky was one of the founders of the motion picture industry. As a young man he was a newspaper reporter, a gold prospector in Alaska, and then vaudeville promoter.
Learn about the life and career of Jesse L. Lasky, one of the founders of Hollywood's motion picture industry. From vaudeville to Paramount, from The Squaw Man to Sergeant York, discover his legacy and achievements.
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.
- September 13, 1880
- January 13, 1958
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.
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The most powerful man in Hollywood during the heyday of the silent film, Jesse Lasky (1880-1958) was a pioneering movie mogul who co-founded Paramount Studios. A studio executive known for being prolific, Lasky was credited with producing more than 350 motion pictures between 1921 and 1930.