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Sol Lesser Biography

Birth Name:Sol Lesser

Birth Place:Spokane, Washington, United States

Profession Producer

Fast Facts

In 1960, he received the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
Was the father of fellow film producer Julian Lesser
Got his start in the film industry when he sold the film "The Last Night of the Barbary Coast" to various theaters
In 1941, he became the executive in charge of feature production at RKO studios
In the 1930s, he founded the production company Principal Pictures Corp