Jesse L. Lasky Jr.

Jesse L. Lasky Jr.
Lasky c. 1959
Born
Jesse Louis Lasky Jr.

(1910-09-19)September 19, 1910
DiedApril 11, 1988(1988-04-11) (aged 77)
London, UK
Resting placeHollywood Forever Cemetery
EducationBlair Academy
Hun School of Princeton
Alma materUniversity of Dijon
Occupations
  • Screenwriter
  • novelist
  • playwright
  • poet
Years active1920s–1988
Notable workSamson and Delilah
The Ten Commandments
(film screenplays)
Whatever Happened to Hollywood? (autobiography)
TitleVice President of the Writers Guild of America, Screen Branch
Spouse
(m. 1959)
ParentJesse Lasky Sr.
Awards2 Boxoffice Magazine Awards
1 Christopher Award

Jesse Louis Lasky Jr. (September 19, 1910 – April 11, 1988) was an American screenwriter, novelist, playwright and poet.