Lester James Peries [1083364]
Gender: Male
Popularity: 0.1134
Birthplace: Dehiwala, Sri Lanka
Birthday: 1919-04-05
Deathday: 2018-04-29
Age: 99 years
Movies: 2
Links: Homepage, IMDB
Biography: Sri Lankabhimanya Lester James Peries was a Sri Lankan film director, screenwriter, and film producer. Considered as the father of Sri Lankan cinema, Lester worked as a filmmaker from 1949 to 2006 and was involved in over 28 films, including shorts and documentaries.