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Jack Leonard Warner (born Jacob Warner; August 2, 1892 – September 9, 1978) was a Canadian-American film executive, who was the president and driving force behind the Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank, California.
Jack L. Warner. Producer: My Fair Lady. With his brothers Harry M. Warner, Albert Warner, and Sam Warner, he founded Warner Bros. Pictures Inc. in 1923. They released the first motion picture with synchronized sound, The Jazz Singer (1927) with Al Jolson.
- January 1, 1
- London, Ontario, Canada
- January 1, 1
- Los Angeles, California, USA
Jack L. Warner. Producer: My Fair Lady. With his brothers Harry M. Warner, Albert Warner, and Sam Warner, he founded Warner Bros. Pictures Inc. in 1923. They released the first motion picture with synchronized sound, The Jazz Singer (1927) with Al Jolson.
- August 2, 1892
- September 9, 1978
The youngest of the four brothers behind the Warner Bros. movie studio, Jack Warner was involved in producing movies for more than half a century. As head of Warner Bros. for much of his career, he pioneered an assembly-line approach to film production.
Mar 6, 2021 · A unique documentary telling the story of Jack L. Warner & his studio Warner Bros. as told with classic archive clips.
- 45 min
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- Media Central UK
Jack Warner (born August 2, 1892, London, Ontario, Canada—died September 9, 1978, Los Angeles, California, U.S.) was an American motion-picture producer who was the best known and youngest of the four brothers—Harry, Albert, Samuel, and Jack—who founded Warner Brothers Pictures, Inc., which became one of Hollywood’s Big Five studios.
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Pioneering motion picture executive and producer, Jack L. Warner (1892 – 1978), along with his three brothers, created Warner Brothers Pictures and turned it into one of the largest film studios in the United States.