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Sol Lesser (February 17, 1890 – September 19, 1980) was an American film producer. He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960 and was awarded the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award in 1961.
Sol Lesser. Producer: Tarzan and the Leopard Woman. Sol Lesser entered the film industry as an exhibitor and the owner of a chain of movie theaters. His first "production" had an interesting story behind it. In 1915, while he was living in San Francisco, he learned that the authorities were about to clean out and close down the city's notorious ...
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May 7, 2024 · Sol Lesser (born February 17, 1890, Spokane, Washington, U.S.—died September 19, 1980, Hollywood, California) was an American motion-picture producer best known for his Tarzan movies. Lesser entered the world of motion pictures when in 1907 his father’s death made him the owner of the family nickelodeon .
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OUR TOWN; screen play by Thornton Wilder, Frank Craven and Harry Chandlee; based on the play by Thornton Wilder; directed by Sam Wood; music by Aaron Copland; a Sol Lesser Production released...
Sol Lesser. Sol Lesser - independent filmmaker who at various times in his career served as indy producer, distributor, and exhibitor. One of the three new additions to SIMPP in 1942 was industry pioneer Sol Lesser whose experience in all three branches of the film industry made him a unique SIMPP member. At the age of 17, Lesser inherited his ...
Sol Lesser (1890-1980) was an American film producer, movie theater owner, and an instructor of film studies upon retiring from his production company and theater chain businesses. He produced over 115 movies and co-owned around 175 movie theaters during his career.
Sol Lesser is known as an Producer, Presenter, and Co-Producer. Some of his work includes Tarzan and the Amazons, The Red House, Tarzan and the Mermaids, Tarzan and the Huntress, Tarzan Triumphs, Tarzan's Desert Mystery, That Uncertain Feeling, and Tarzan and the Leopard Woman.
