Lester Persky
| Lester Persky | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 6, 1925 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Los Angeles, U.S. |
| Other names | P. J. Lester |
| Occupation | Film, television and theatre producer |
Lester Persky (July 6, 1925 – December 16, 2001) was an American film, television, and theatre producer.
Early life and career
Born in Brooklyn, New York, Persky attended Brooklyn College before serving in the Merchant Navy during World War II. After the war, he worked at The New York Times and later as a copywriter at an advertising agency. Persky later opened his own successful ad agency.[1]
In 1964, Andy Warhol used some of Persky's collection of old TV ads as part of Warhol's film Soap Opera (1964).[2]
As a producer, Persky won a Primetime Emmy Award for his work on the miniseries A Woman Named Jackie. Persky also attempted to produce a miniseries based on the life of Howard Hughes with Terry Moore serving as a consultant.[1]
Death
On December 16, 2001, Persky died of complications following heart surgery in Los Angeles.[1]
Filmography
| Film | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Film | Notes | |
| 1968 | Boom! | Associate producer | |
| 1971 | Fortune and Men's Eyes | Producer | |
| 1977 | Equus | Producer | |
| 1979 | Hair | Producer | |
| Yanks | Producer | ||
| Television | |||
| Year | Title | Notes | |
| 1987 | Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story | Executive producer | |
| 1991 | A Woman Named Jackie | Executive producer | |
| 1995 | Liz: The Elizabeth Taylor Story | Executive producer | |
References
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- ↑ WarholStars entry
External links
- Lester Persky at the Internet Movie Database
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- American film producers
- American television producers
- American theatre managers and producers
- American military personnel of World War II
- Brooklyn College alumni
- Emmy Award winners
- People from Brooklyn
- 1925 births
- 2001 deaths
