- Pat Silver-Lasky
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birthplace =Seattle ,Washington ,U.S.A.
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othername = Barbara Hayden
Pat Silver
occupation =Actress ,screenwriter ,writer
yearsactive = 1948–present
spouse =Tony Romano (1946–?, 1 child)Jesse Lasky Jr. (1959–1988)
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website = http://www.patsilver-lasky.com/
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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".Biography
Yearly years
Born in
Seattle ,Washington ,U.S.A. , Pat attended theUniversity of Washington as a Drama Major,Stanford University andReed College - where she produced and directed their first play. Pat worked in films and TV as actress Barbara Hayden. [ [http://www.patsilver-lasky.com/about/index.html] Pat Silver-Lasky biography at offcial website] In 1946 she was married composer, singer, and guitaristTony Romano , [ [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0738966/bio] Tony Romano IMDB Biographcal information] with whom she has a son, famous producer, arranger, and guitaristRichard Niles . [ [http://www.richardniles.com/biography/index.html] Richard Niles biography at official website] When she played the lead in an episode of 'Rescue 8' in Hollywood and then went on to write three more episodes, she took the pen name, Pat Silver.Collaborations with Jesse L. Lasky, Jr.
Pat Silver-Lasky wrote four books with her second husband 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. In1984 and1986 their TV series "Philip Marlowe" won three awards in the USA and inHolland .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' in1992 .Jesse Lasky Jr. died in
1988 .olo 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.
List of Credits
As actress
*"The Crimson Kimono"(1959) - Mother
*"Have Gun - Will Travel", episode "The Man Who Lost" (1959) - Mrs. Bryson
*"Rescue 8", episode "Find That Bomb!" (1958) - Kit Shocky
*"A Perilous Journey" (1953) - Cathy
*"The Loves of Carmen" (1948) (uncredited) - Woman on StagecoachBooks
*"Screenwriting for the 21st Century"
*"Men of Mystery"
*"Dark Dimensions"
*"Love Scene"
*"The Offer"Theatre Productions
*Ghost Town
*Gehenna of the Bone (London)
*VivienFeature Films
*Wizard of Baghdad
*Pirates of Tortuga
*Land Raiders
*Ace up my Sleeve
*Bull DanceTelevision 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)Television Films
*Ernest Hemingway & Alfred Nobel (Chatsworth Prize Winner's Series)
*Paint Me a Murder (orig. MOW Fox/Hammer)References
External links
* [http://www.patsilver-lasky.com/ Official website]
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