Pat Silver-Lasky

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Pat Silver-Lasky wrote as a team with her late husband, the Hollywood screen writer and author, Jesse L. Lasky, Jr., son of the film pioneer Jesse Lasky Sr. whose company, the Jesse Lasky Feature Play Company produced the first full-length motion picture in Hollywood, "The Squaw Man".

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[edit] Childhood and Education

Born in Seattle, Washington, U.S.A., Pat attended the University of Washington as a Drama Major, Stanford University and Reed College - where she produced and directed their first play.

[edit] Collaborations with Jesse L. Lasky, Jr.

Pat Silver-Lasky wrote four books with Jesse, including the American best seller historical novel, The Offer, 8 films, nearly 100 TV scripts, including the award winning "Explorers" series ("Ten Who Dared" in the United States). Their verse play, "Ghost Town" won several awards in the US. In 1984 and 1986 their TV series "Philip Marlowe" won three awards in the USA and in Holland.

In 1987 Pat and Jesse wrote the play "Vivien" based on their book, Love Scene, the story of Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh. Pat directed its highly acclaimed first production at the Melrose Theatre, Los Angeles (1987) and directed the London Rehearsed Reading of 'VIVIEN' in 1992.

Jesse Lasky Jr. died in 1988.

[edit] Solo Work

Pat produced, wrote, directed, and acted in the first live TV drama series from Hollywood: "Mabel's Fables", for KTLA (Paramount Pictures), which received an Emmy nomination. She also appeared in feature roles in films and played leading and co-starring roles on television, and directed for the theatre in Los Angeles and Palm Springs.

As an ASCAP writer, she wrote lyrics for 14 published and recorded songs, including "While You're Young" for Johnny Mathis' album, "Portrait of Johnny". She wrote the lyrics for two films at Columbia Studios.

Pat served as a Story Editor on the second MARLOWE series (see credits). Pat has written articles and interviews, contributed to various British antique journals and written short stories for international magazines including a 1999 series of romantic short stories for "A World of Romance".

Pat has lectured on script writing at several American universities, was script consultant and guest lecturer at the London International Film School for eight years until 1999.

[edit] List of Credits

[edit] Books

  • Screenwriting for the 21st Century
  • Men of Mystery
  • Dark Dimensions
  • Love Scene
  • The Offer

[edit] Theatre Productions

  • Ghost Town
  • Gehenna of the Bone (London)
  • Vivien

[edit] Feature Films

  • Wizard of Baghdad
  • Pirates of Tortuga
  • Land Raiders
  • Ace up my Sleeve
  • Bull Dance

[edit] Television Series

  • Mabel's Fables
  • Shannon (3)
  • Paladin (2)
  • The New Breed (7)
  • The Saint (3)
  • The Baron (2)
  • Danger Man (aka Secret Agent) (4)
  • The Avengers (3)
  • The Protectors (4)
  • BBC Musical Specials (5)
  • Space 1999 (2)
  • The Swinging Scene (ITV Musical Series, 6)
  • Ben Hall (BBC Australia, 2)
  • The World of Lowell Thomas (43 documentaries BBC/USA)
  • The Explorers (BBC/USA 2, BAFTA Docu-Drama award)
  • Philip Marlowe (Head Writer/Story Editor LWT/HBO/Paragon,

Edgar Allan Poe Award, TV Guide 'Best New Series')

  • Love at First Sight (Arena/Telecip Fr./Italy./UK)

[edit] Television Films

  • Ernest Hemingway & Alfred Nobel (Chatsworth Prize Winner's Series)
  • Paint Me a Murder (orig. MOW Fox/Hammer)