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# Jesse Lasky Jr.

Writer. Born 19 September 1910 in New York, États-Unis. Died 11 April 1988.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 19 September 1910, New York, États-Unis
- **Died:** 11 April 1988
- **Active:** 1934–1956
- **Also known as:** Jesse L. Lasky Jr.
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesse_L._Lasky_Jr., https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3177623, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0489679/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/27919

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*The Ten Commandments*](https://film.one/film/the-ten-commandments.md) (67)

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## Biography

Jesse L. Lasky Jr. was an American screenwriter, novelist, playwright and poet. Born Jesse Louis Lasky Jr. on 19 September 1910 in New York City, he was the son of film producer Jesse Lasky Sr. He attended Blair Academy, the Hun School of Princeton and the University of Dijon in France, where he received a degree in literature.

Lasky wrote more than 50 screenplays, including eight for director Cecil B. DeMille. His credits include *The White Parade* (1934), *Secret Agent* (1936), *Union Pacific* (1939), *Reap the Wild Wind* (1942), *Unconquered* (1947), *Samson and Delilah* (1949), *Hell and High Water* (1954) and *The Ten Commandments* (1956). He also contributed to television series such as *The Saint* (1962) and *Space: 1999* (1975). He received Boxoffice Magazine Awards for *Samson and Delilah* and *The Ten Commandments*, and a Christopher Award. He wrote eight novels and his autobiography *Whatever Happened to Hollywood?* (1975). Lasky died on 11 April 1988 in London.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, azmovies.net.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Ten Commandments* (1956), Fi1m 67, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/the-ten-commandments.md)

## Complete filmography (46)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Forbidden Sun* (1988), Writer
- *Paint Me a Murder* (1984), Writer
- *Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense* (1984), series, Writer
- *Crime and Passion* (1976), Writer
- *Space: 1999* (1975), series, Screenplay
- *The Protectors* (1972), series, Writer
- *Theatre Macabre* (1971), series, Additional Dialogue
- *One of Those Things* (1971), Dialogue
- *The Saint* (1962), series, Writer
- *The New Breed* (1961), series, Writers' Assistant
- *Pirates of Tortuga* (1961), Screenplay
- *The Wizard of Baghdad* (1961), Screenplay
- *John Paul Jones* (1959), Writer
- *The Buccaneer* (1958), Screenplay
- *The Ten Commandments* (1956), Screenplay — Fi1m 67, [page](https://film.one/film/the-ten-commandments.md)
- *Hot Blood* (1956), Writer
- *Pearl of the South Pacific* (1955), Screenplay
- *The Iron Glove* (1954), Screenplay
- *Hell and High Water* (1954), Screenplay
- *Mission Over Korea* (1953), Writer
- *Salome* (1953), Story
- *The Silver Whip* (1953), Screenplay
- *The Brigand* (1952), Screenplay
- *Never Trust a Gambler* (1951), Writer
- *Venture of Faith* (1951), Script
- *Mask of the Avenger* (1951), Screenplay
- *Lorna Doone* (1951), Screenplay
- *The Thief of Venice* (1950), Screenplay
- *Samson and Delilah* (1949), Writer
- *The Sickle or the Cross* (1949), Screenplay
- *The Miracle of the Bells* (1948), Producer
- *Unconquered* (1947), Screenplay
- *The Omaha Trail* (1942), Screenplay
- *Reap the Wild Wind* (1942), Screenplay
- *Steel Against the Sky* (1941), Story
- *The Singing Hill* (1941), Writer
- *Back in the Saddle* (1941), Writer
- *North West Mounted Police* (1940), Screenplay
- *Land of Liberty* (1939), Writer
- *Union Pacific* (1939), Screenplay
- *Secret Agent* (1936), Writer
- *The White Parade* (1934), Screenplay
- *Redhead* (1934), Screenplay
- *Coming Out Party* (1934), Screenplay
- *The Mysterious Rider* (1927), Producer
- *The Thief of Bagdad* (1924), as (uncredited)

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