Jesse L. Lasky
{{Infobox Person |birth_name= Jesse Louis Lasky |image= Jesse-lasky-1915.jpg |image_size = |caption= Lasky in 1915. |birth_date= (1880-09-13)September 13, 1880 |birth_place= San Francisco, California, U.S. |death_date= January 13, 1958(1958-01-13) (aged 77) |death_place= Beverly Hills, California, U.S. |occupation= Film producer |children= Jesse L. Lasky, Jr. |relatives= Samuel Goldwyn (brother-in-law) |spouse= Bessie Ida Ginsberg (December 10, 1909 – January 13, 1958; his death); 3 children
Jesse Louis Lasky (September 13, 1880 – January 13, 1958) was an American pioneer motion picture producer. He was a key founder of Paramount Pictures with Adolph Zukor, and father of screenwriter Jesse L. Lasky, Jr.
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