Pat Silver-Lasky
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Pat Silver-Lasky is an American actress, screenwriter, and writer, mostly known for her collaborations with her second husband Jesse Lasky Jr.
as a Drama Major, Stanford University
and Reed College
- where she produced and directed their first play. Pat worked in films and TV as actress Barbara Hayden. When Barbara Hayden 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.
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. In 1984 and 1986 their TV series "Philip Marlowe, Private Eye
" won three awards in the USA and in Holland.
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' in 1992.
), 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.
. She also has a daughter, Lisa Hayden Miller, a singer, restaurateur, chef and cookery book writer, author of Galley Guru.
In 1959 Pat Silver married the Hollywood screen writer and author, Jesse L. Lasky, Jr.
, son of the film pioneer Jesse Lasky, whose company, the Jesse Lasky Feature Play Company, produced the first full-length motion picture in Hollywood, "The Squaw Man". Jesse Lasky Jr. died in 1988.
In 1995 Pat Silver-Lasky met British cartoonist Peter Betts, known as Peeby, and they married in 1997. They lived in London but moved to Orange County, California in 2009.
Early years
Born in Seattle, Washington, U.S.A., Pat attended the University of WashingtonUniversity of Washington
University of Washington is a public research university, founded in 1861 in Seattle, Washington, United States. The UW is the largest university in the Northwest and the oldest public university on the West Coast. The university has three campuses, with its largest campus in the University...
as a Drama Major, Stanford University
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
and Reed College
Reed College
Reed College is a private, independent, liberal arts college located in southeast Portland, Oregon. Founded in 1908, Reed is a residential college with a campus located in Portland's Eastmoreland neighborhood, featuring architecture based on the Tudor-Gothic style, and a forested canyon wilderness...
- where she produced and directed their first play. Pat worked in films and TV as actress Barbara Hayden. When Barbara Hayden played the lead in an episode of 'Rescue 8
Rescue 8
Rescue 8 is a syndicated American action drama series about Los Angeles County Fire Department Rescue Squad Number 8. It premiered in 1958, and originally ran for two seasons with syndicated reruns continuing for almost a decade after. It starred Jim Davis as fireman Wes Cameron, and Lang Jeffries...
' 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 TVTelevision
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
scripts, including the award winning "Explorers" series ("Ten Who Dared" in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
). Their verse play, "Ghost Town" won several awards in the US. In 1984 and 1986 their TV series "Philip Marlowe, Private Eye
Philip Marlowe, Private Eye
Philip Marlowe, Private Eye is a mystery series that aired on ITV in the United Kingdom and on HBO in the United States from April 16, 1983 through June 3, 1986. The series featured Powers Boothe as Raymond Chandler's titular character, and was the first drama produced for HBO.-Synopsis:The series...
" won three awards in the USA and in Holland.
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
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
(1987) and directed the London Rehearsed Reading of 'VIVIEN' in 1992.
Solo Work
Pat produced, wrote, directed, and acted in the first live TV drama series from Hollywood: "Mabel's Fables", for KTLA (Paramount PicturesParamount Pictures
Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American film production and distribution company, located at 5555 Melrose Avenue in Hollywood. Founded in 1912 and currently owned by media conglomerate Viacom, it is America's oldest existing film studio; it is also the last major film studio still...
), 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
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
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.
Personal life
In 1946 Pat married the composer, singer, and guitarist Tony Romano with whom she has a son, famous producer, arranger, and guitarist Richard NilesRichard Niles
Richard Niles is an American composer, arranger, producer, guitarist, broadcaster and journalist. He has lived in London since 1975. Because of his extensive work across many genres Sound on Sound magazine referred to him as "one of the most versatile men in modern music".-Early years:Niles was...
. She also has a daughter, Lisa Hayden Miller, a singer, restaurateur, chef and cookery book writer, author of Galley Guru.
In 1959 Pat Silver married the Hollywood screen writer and author, Jesse L. Lasky, Jr.
Jesse L. Lasky, Jr.
Jesse Louis Lasky, Jr. was an American screenwriter.-Family:Jesse Louis Lasky, Jr. was the son of film pioneer, Jesse Lasky, Sr.. Jesse Jr...
, son of the film pioneer Jesse Lasky, whose company, the Jesse Lasky Feature Play Company, produced the first full-length motion picture in Hollywood, "The Squaw Man". Jesse Lasky Jr. died in 1988.
In 1995 Pat Silver-Lasky met British cartoonist Peter Betts, known as Peeby, and they married in 1997. They lived in London but moved to Orange County, California in 2009.
As actress
- "The Crimson KimonoThe Crimson KimonoThe Crimson Kimono is a 1959 film noir directed by Samuel Fuller. The film stars James Shigeta, Glenn Corbett and Victoria Shaw.It featured several ahead-of-its-time ideas about race and society's perception of race, a thematic and stylistic trademark of Fuller.-Plot:The film is essentially about...
"(1959) - Mother - "Have Gun – Will Travel", episode "The Man Who Lost" (1959) - Mrs. Bryson
- "Rescue 8Rescue 8Rescue 8 is a syndicated American action drama series about Los Angeles County Fire Department Rescue Squad Number 8. It premiered in 1958, and originally ran for two seasons with syndicated reruns continuing for almost a decade after. It starred Jim Davis as fireman Wes Cameron, and Lang Jeffries...
", episode "Find That Bomb!" (1958) - Kit Shocky - "A Perilous Journey" (1953) - Cathy
- "The Loves of Carmen" (1948) (uncredited) - Woman on Stagecoach
Books
- Ride The Tiger, pub.Ouroborus Books 2010
- Screenwriting for the 21st Century
- Men of Mystery
- Dark Dimensions
- Love Scene
- The Offer
Feature Films
- Wizard of Baghdad
- Pirates of TortugaPirates of TortugaPirates of Tortuga is a 1961 American film which invented an alternate history for the actual Welsh privateer Henry Morgan. It was released in October 1961 in the United States.-Plot:...
- Land Raiders
- Ace up my Sleeve
- Bull Dance
Television Series
- Mabel's Fables
- Shannon (3)
- Paladin (2)
- The New BreedThe New Breed (TV series)The New Breed is an American crime drama series that aired on ABC from October 3, 1961 to June 5, 1962, with thirty-six episodes.-Synopsis:...
(7) - The Saint (3)
- The Baron (2)
- Danger ManDanger ManDanger Man is a British television series that was broadcast between 1960 and 1962, and again between 1964 and 1968. The series featured Patrick McGoohan as secret agent John Drake. Ralph Smart created the program and wrote many of the scripts...
(aka Secret Agent) (4) - The Avengers (3)
- The Protectors (4)
- BBC Musical Specials (5)
- Space: 1999Space: 1999Space: 1999 is a British science-fiction television series that ran for two seasons and originally aired from 1975 to 1977. In the opening episode, nuclear waste from Earth stored on the Moon's far side explodes in a catastrophic accident on 13 September 1999, knocking the Moon out of orbit and...
(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, Private EyePhilip Marlowe, Private EyePhilip Marlowe, Private Eye is a mystery series that aired on ITV in the United Kingdom and on HBO in the United States from April 16, 1983 through June 3, 1986. The series featured Powers Boothe as Raymond Chandler's titular character, and was the first drama produced for HBO.-Synopsis:The series...
(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)