Lester James Peries

Lester James Peries was born on 5 April 1919 in Dehiwala, into a Catholic family. He left St. Peter's College in Colombo for journalism and joined the Times of Ceylon in 1939. He left in 1947 to join his brother in England, where he wrote a column for the island's press and made experimental short films. On his return, he became assistant to Ralph Keene at the government film unit, which he left in 1955 to make films in Sinhala. He died on 29 April 2018, aged ninety-nine.

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• CinemaLine of DestinyරේඛාවLester James Peries · 1956Cinema