Famous Players–Lasky
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The Famous Players–Lasky Corporation was an American motion picture and distribution company operating from 1916 to 1933. It was formed from the merger of Adolph Zukor's Famous Players Film Company an
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Partners of Famous Players–Lasky in 1916: Jesse L. Lasky, Adolph Zukor, Samuel Goldwyn, Cecil B. DeMille, Al Kaufman.
Jesse L. Lasky
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Jesse Louis Lasky was an American pioneer motion picture producer who was a key founder of what was to become Paramount Pictures, and father of screenwriter Jesse L. Lasky Jr.
Famous Players–Lasky
…motion picture and distribution company operating from 1916 to 1933. It was formed from the merger of Adolph Zukor's Famous Players Film Company and the Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Company. The deal, guided by president Zukor, eventually resulted in the incorporation of eight film production companies, making the Famous Players–Lasky…
Lasky in 1915
Lasky standing outside "The Old Barn", where he and Cecil B. DeMille started a picture studio in 1913.