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

Early life and career[link]

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.^[1]

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.^[1]

Death[link]

On December 16, 2001, Persky died of complications following heart surgery in Los Angeles.^[1]

Filmography[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Lester Persky at the Internet Movie Database
• Lester Persky at the Internet Broadway Database

Paul Morrissey
Paul Morrissey in 1967
Born	(1938-02-23) February 23, 1938 (age 74) New York City
Nationality	American
Occupation	Filmmaker
Known for	Warhol superstar

Paul Morrissey (born 23 February 1938, New York City) is an American film director, best known for his association with Andy Warhol.

Morrissey attended Ampleforth College, a private Roman Catholic boarding school and Fordham University, both Roman Catholic schools, and later served in the United States Army.^[1] A political conservative and self-described "right-winger",^[2][3] who has publicly protested against what he perceives as immorality and "anti-Catholicism", Morrissey's long-term collaboration with the low-keyed, apparently apolitical Warhol was viewed by many as "a successful mismatch", although both men did share some traits, i.e. both were practising Catholics from "ethnic" backgrounds (Warhol was of Rusyn descent^[4] and Morrissey is of Irish descent).^{[citation needed]}

Morrissey's bold, avant-garde direction in filmmaking is often attributed to his relationship with Warhol and The Factory, although Morrissey claimed in his memoir, Factory Days, that this is not the case.^[5]

Quotes[link]

• Andy Warhol never met one of those people before I cast them. They were not his coterie, and they were not hanging out at his gallery. These were selections of mine! I've had this all my life! The horror of it! His celebrityhood, which is an invention of the media, dominating my films!" (Morrissey to Kevin Mahler of The Times)

Filmography[link]

• Flesh (1968)
• Trash (1970)
• Women In Revolt (1972)
• Heat (1972)
• L'Amour (1973)
• Flesh for Frankenstein (1973)
• Blood for Dracula (1974)
• The Hound of the Baskervilles (1978)
• Madame Wang's (1981)
• Forty Deuce (1982)
• Mixed Blood 1985
• Beethoven's Nephew (1985)
• Spike of Bensonhurst (1988)

External links[link]

• Paul Morrissey at the Internet Movie Database
• Paul Morrissey's official website
• Film Reference extensive analysis of Morrissey's career
• "The Cinema of Paul Morrissey" from Bright Lights Film Journal

References[link]

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