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FOR BESSIE LASKY, Jesse's wife, Hollywood was far more than a glamorous "factory" town where the movies reigned and stars paraded their eccentricities on Hollywood Boulevard. "I was not influenced by Hollywood," she wrote in her memoirs, Candle in the Sun (1957).
Jesse L. Lasky died from a heart attack in Beverly Hills, aged 77. He is interred in Hollywood Forever Cemetery, adjacent to Paramount Studios, in Hollywood. He and his wife Bessie had three children Jesse L. Jr., Betty and Billy. In 1957 he published his autobiography, I Blow My Own Horn. Legacy
Below is a description of the Lasky family by screenwriter Harold Sherman ( The Adventures of Mark Twain) after a visit to their home at 181 Saltair in Brentwood while working on the script in Hollywood in June 1941. Sherman wrote to his wife in New York:
Jan 21, 2019 · After marrying vaudeville producer Jesse L. Lasky in 1909, however, Bessie’s life turned inward as she focused on marriage and motherhood. A shy and retiring woman, Lasky preferred the quiet and peace of her garden and home to that of the overly superficial, social, and grand world of entertainment.
Jesse Lasky with his daughter Betty in 1951. by Betty Lasky. JESSE L. LASKY was one of the pioneers of Hollywood’s motion picture industry. Born in San Francisco, California, on September 13, 1880, the son of shoe-store proprietor Isaac Lasky, his early years were characterized by failure.
Apr 1, 2019 · First published in 1957, this is the revised and footnoted autobiography of Bessie Lasky—wife of Hollywood founding father Jesse L. Lasky—a successful artist in her own right who wanted nothing more than to escape the glitter and glamour and live in her own simple world of poetry, art and music.
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Apr 5, 2019 · First published in 1957, this is the revised and footnoted autobiography of Bessie Lasky—wife of Hollywood founding father Jesse L. Lasky—a successful artist in her own right who wanted nothing more than to escape the glitter and glamour and live in her own simple world of poetry, art and music.
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