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Jesse Lasky Jr. (1910–1988)


Jesse Lasky Jr. was born in the golden age of Hollywood. The son of the man who produced the film town's first feature in a barn, grew up surrounded by the greatest stars, writers, and musicians of the 1920s. After attending Dijon University in France, he returned home to Hollywood to find his world turned upside down by his father's disastrous ... See full bio »

Died:

(age 77) in London, England, UK

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Known For

(1956)
Rescue 8 Writer
(1958-1959)
(1983-1986)
(1941)

Filmography

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 1988 Forbidden Sun (screenplay collaboration)
 1983-1986 Philip Marlowe, Private Eye (TV Series) (writer - 3 episodes)
- Blackmailers Don't Shoot (1986) ... (writer)
- Smart Aleck Kill (1983) ... (writer)
- The King in Yellow (1983) ... (writer)
 1984 Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Paint Me a Murder (1984) ... (writer)
 1975 Espaço: 1999 (TV Series) (screenplay - 1 episode)
- The Full Circle (1975) ... (screenplay - as Jesse Lasky Jnr.)
 1975 Ben Hall (TV Series) (1 episode)
- The Rock (1975)
 1973 The Protectors (TV Series) (3 episodes)
- A Case for the Right (1973) ... (as Jesse Lasky)
- Talkdown (1973) ... (as Jesse Lasky)
- One and One Makes One (1973) ... (as Jesse Lasky)
 1971 Hændeligt uheld (additional dialogue)
 1970 O Vilão do Arizona (story)
 1966 Danger Man (TV Series) (written by - 1 episode)
- Two Birds with One Bullet (1966) ... (written by)
 1965 Chicago in the Roaring 20's (TV Movie) (writer)
 1965 Songs of the Wild West (TV Movie) (writer)
 1965 O Santo (TV Series) (screenplay by - 1 episode)
- The Saint Bids Diamonds (1965) ... (screenplay by)
  The New Breed (TV Series) (written by - 2 episodes, 1961 - 1962) (writer - 1 episode, 1962)
- Walk This Street Lightly (1962) ... (writer)
- Hail, Hail, the Gang's All Here (1962) ... (written by)
- The Valley of the 3 Charlies (1961) ... (written by)
 1961 Shannon (TV Series) (1 episode)
 1961 7 Women from Hell (written by)
 1961 Pirates of Tortuga (screenplay - as Jesse L. Lasky Jr.)
 1960 The Wizard of Baghdad (screenplay - as Jesse L. Lasky Jr.)
 1959 Capitão Paul Jones (film) / (writer)
  Rescue 8 (TV Series) (written by - 7 episodes, 1958 - 1959) (writer - 2 episodes, 1959) (teleplay - 2 episodes, 1958 - 1959)
- If the Bough Breaks (1959) ... (writer)
- Danger in Paradise (1959) ... (written by)
- Three Men in a Vault (1959) ... (written by)
- Nine Minutes to Live (1959) ... (written by)
- A Handful of Vengeance (1959) ... (written by)
 1958 Naked City (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- The Explosive Heart (1958) ... (writer)
 1958 O Corsário Lafitte (as Jesse L. Lasky Jr.)
 1956 Os Dez Mandamentos (written for the screen by - as Jesse L. Lasky Jr.)
 1956 Sangue Cigano
 1955 A Pérola do Pacífico (screenplay - as Jesse L. Lasky Jr)
 1955 Studio 57 (TV Series) (teleplay - 1 episode)
- The Engagement Ring (1955) ... (teleplay)
 1954 Waterfront (TV Series) (teleplay - 1 episode)
- The Skipper's Day (1954) ... (teleplay - as Jesse L. Lasky Jr.)
 1954 O Demónio dos Mares (screenplay - as Jesse L. Lasky Jr.)
 1953 Mission Over Korea (writer)
 1953 Salomé (story - as Jesse L. Lasky Jr.)
 1953 Mensageiros do Perigo (screenplay - as Jesse L. Lasky Jr.)
 1952 Os Inimigos do Rei (screenplay)
 1951 Never Trust a Gambler (screenplay - as Jesse L. Lasky Jr.)
 1951 O Fantasma de Monte Cristo (screenplay)
 1951 Por Sua Dama e por El Rei (as Jesse L. Lasky Jr.)
 1950 O Ladrão de Veneza (screenplay - as Jesse L. Lasky Jr.)
 1950 Mulheres Sem Nome (english dialogue - uncredited)
 1949 Sansão e Dalila (screenplay - as Jesse L. Lasky Jr.)
 1949 The Sickle or the Cross (documentary script) / (original screenplay)
 1947 Inconquistáveis (film) / (screenplay)
 1942 The Omaha Trail (screenplay) / (story)
 1942 O Vento Selvagem (screenplay)
 1941 Steel Against the Sky (from a story by)
 1941 The Singing Hill (story)
 1941 Minério Infernal (original screenplay)
 1940 Os Sete Cavaleiros da Vitória (original screen play)
 1939 Land of Liberty (narration)
 1939 Aliança de Aço (screen play)
 1938 O Corsário Lafitte (uncredited)
 1936 Os 4 Espiões (additional dialogue)
 1935 Music Is Magic (play "Private Beach")
 1935 As Ruivas Estão na Moda (contributor to screenplay construction - uncredited)
 1934 A Parada Branca (screenplay)
 1934/I Redhead (screenplay)
 1934 Coming Out Party (screenplay)
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Personal Details

Other Works:

Biography: "Love Scene: The Story of Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh" See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Print Biography | See more »

Alternate Names:

Jesse Lasky Jnr. | Jesse L. Lasky Jr | Jesse L. Lasky Jr. | Jesse L. Lasky | Jesse Lasky

Height:

5' 6" (1.68 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

[on Cecil B. De Mille]: The devoted attention he paid to wanton debauchery in his movies was always counterbalanced by the final triumph of virtue. He sold the same message as the great illustrator Norman Rockwell, but using Babylon instead of the small-town drugstore.

Trivia:

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Star Sign:

Virgo

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