Jesse L. Lasky Jr.
| Jesse L. Lasky Jr. | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Jesse Louis Lasky Jr. September 19, 1910 New York City |
| Died | April 11, 1988 (aged 77) London, UK |
| Cause of death | Pancreatic cancer |
| Resting place | Hollywood Forever Cemetery |
| Education |
Blair Academy Hun School of Princeton |
| Alma mater | University of Dijon |
| Occupation | Screenwriter, novelist, playwright and poet |
| Years active | 1920s–88 |
| Notable work |
Samson and Delilah The Ten Commandments (film screenplays) Whatever Happened to Hollywood? (autobiography) |
| Title | Vice President of the Writers Guild of America, Screen Branch |
| Spouse(s) | Pat Silver |
| Parent(s) |
Jesse Lasky Sr. Bessie Ida Ginsberg |
| Awards | 2 Boxoffice Magazine Awards 1 Christopher Award |
Jesse L. Lasky Jr. (September 19, 1910 – April 11, 1988) was an American screenwriter, novelist, playwright and poet.
He was the son of film producer Jesse Lasky Sr. and his wife, Bessie Ida Ginsberg. Lasky was born on Broadway, New York, and raised in Hollywood, Los Angeles, in England and in France. He attended Blair Academy, the Hun School of Princeton and the University of Dijon, France, where he was awarded a degree in literature. After winning awards for poetry at the age of 17, he embarked on a career as a professional writer.
Lasky wrote eight novels, five plays, three books of poetry and more than 50 screenplays, including eight for director Cecil B. DeMille. In addition to a Christopher Award, he was a two-time winner of the Boxoffice Magazine Award: in 1949 for Samson and Delilah, and in 1956 for The Ten Commandments. Lasky's writing career took him from Hollywood to London, Rome, Austria, Denmark, Turkey, Spain, Portugal, Greece and France.
During World War II, Lasky served as a Captain in the Combat Photographic Units of the United States Army Signal Corps during four campaigns in the Southwest Pacific, and was decorated by General Douglas MacArthur. He organised the Army School of Film Training at the Signal Corps Photographic Center, where writers were instructed to script training films for every branch of the military service.
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