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Lester Persky(1925-2001)

  • Producer
  • Actor
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Lester Persky was born on 6 July 1925 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He was a producer and actor, known for Hair (1979), A Woman Named Jackie (1991) and Equus (1977). He died on 16 December 2001 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornJuly 6, 1925
DiedDecember 16, 2001(76)
BornJuly 6, 1925
DiedDecember 16, 2001(76)
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  • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 1 win total

Known for

Hair (1979)
Hair
7.5
  • Producer
  • 1979
Roma Downey in A Woman Named Jackie (1991)
A Woman Named Jackie
6.5
TV Mini Series
  • Producer
Richard Burton and Peter Firth in Equus (1977)
Equus
7.1
  • Producer(produced by)
  • 1977
Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor in Boom! (1968)
Boom!
5.5
  • Producer
  • 1968

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  • Sherilyn Fenn in Liz: The Elizabeth Taylor Story (1995)
    Liz: The Elizabeth Taylor Story
    6.2
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 1995
  • Roma Downey in A Woman Named Jackie (1991)
    A Woman Named Jackie
    6.5
    TV Mini Series
    • executive producer
    • 1991
  • Farrah Fawcett in Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story (1987)
    Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story
    6.9
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 1987
  • Yanks (1979)
    Yanks
    6.4
    • producer (produced by)
    • 1979
  • Hair (1979)
    Hair
    7.5
    • producer
    • 1979
  • Richard Burton and Peter Firth in Equus (1977)
    Equus
    7.1
    • producer (produced by)
    • 1977
  • Fortune and Men's Eyes (1971)
    Fortune and Men's Eyes
    6.6
    • producer
    • 1971
  • Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor in Boom! (1968)
    Boom!
    5.5
    • associate producer
    • 1968

Actor



  • Joe Dallesandro and Sylvia Miles in Heat (1972)
    Heat
    6.1
    • Sidney
    • Jessica's father (as P. J. Lester)
    • 1972

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • P. J. Lester
  • Born
    • July 6, 1925
    • Brooklyn, New York, USA
  • Died
    • December 16, 2001
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(complications following heart surgery)

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