Lester Persky

Lester Persky (July 6, 1925 – December 16, 2001) was an American film, television, and theatre producer.

Early life and career Born in Brooklyn, New York, Persky attended Brooklyn College before serving in the Merchant Navy during World War II. After the war, he worked at The New York Times and later as a copywriter at an advertising agency. Persky later opened his own successful ad agency.

In 1964, Andy Warhol used some of Persky's collection of old TV ads as part of Warhol's film Soap Opera (1964).

As a producer, Persky won a Primetime Emmy Award for his work on the miniseries A Woman Named Jackie. Persky also attempted to produce a miniseries based on the life of Howard Hughes with Terry Moore serving as a consultant.

Death On December 16, 2001, Persky died of complications following heart surgery in Los Angeles.

Filmography Film Year Film Notes 1968 Boom! Associate producer 1971 Fortune and Men's Eyes Producer 1977 Equus Producer1979 Hair Producer Yanks Producer Television Year Title Notes 1987 Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story Executive producer 1991 A Woman Named Jackie Executive producer 1995 Liz: The Elizabeth Taylor Story Executive producer