Jesse Louis Lasky Jr. (September 19, 1910 – April 11, 1988) was an American screenwriter, novelist, playwright and poet.

[2] Lasky wrote eight novels, five plays, three books of poetry and more than 50 screenplays, including eight for director Cecil B. DeMille.

Lasky's writing career took him from Hollywood to London, Rome, Austria, Denmark, Turkey, Spain, Portugal, Greece and France.

Returning home after three-and-a-half years of military duty overseas, Lasky resumed his writing career with new books, plays, and films.

He lectured on creative writing and the history of Hollywood at many American and British institutions, including the Oxford Union.