Betty Lasky
| Betty Lasky | |
|---|---|
| Born |
October 11, 1927 Los Angeles, California |
| Occupation | Author, Film Historian |
| Nationality | American |
| Genre | Movie industry, movie editor, film history, hollywood history |
| Notable works | RKO: The Biggest Little Major of Them All |
Betty Lasky (born October 10, 1927)[1] is an American author and film historian. She is the daughter of pioneering producer Jesse L. Lasky, a key founder of Paramount Pictures and Bessie Mona Ginsberg Lasky, a painter known for her depictions of the California missions.[1] Her late brother, Jesse L. Lasky, Jr., was the screenwriter of over 50 films, including a long partnership with the DeMilles. She grew up in and around Hollywood, piquing her interest in film history. Her writing career began as a screen story analyst for RKO Pictures, the Selznick Company and the Hamilburg Agency, as well as a position editing and writing for The Players Showcase Magazine.[2]
In the 1970s, she worked with attorney Terrys T. Olender to preserve film artifacts saved by the City of Los Angeles in the Lincoln Heights Jail. As a result, she was asked by her former employer, RKO, to compile and publish a history of the film company (producer of Citizen Kane and King Kong). RKO: The Biggest Little Major of Them All was released in 1984 by Prentice-Hall. She also contributed the "Roots of Hollywood" chapter in Hollywood Archive: The Hidden History of Hollywood in the Golden Age (New York: Angel City Press and Universal Publishing, a division of Rizzoli) in 2000.[3]
Awards and Honors
- 1984: Award of Excellence from Film Advisory Board for RKO: The Biggest Little Major of Them All.[1]
- 1985-86: Honorary trustee of Hollywood Studio Museum and member of honorary committee for De Mille Dynasty Exhibition in Century City, CA.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Contemporary Authors Online". Biography in Context. Gale. 2001. Retrieved February 10, 2016.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved 2015-03-08.
- ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 2, 2015. Retrieved 2015-03-08.