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Arts & Literature
Harry Warner
Who
Harry Warner · Arts & Literature
What
Co-founded Warner Bros. Studios
When
1881, Krasnosielc, Congress Poland, Russian Empire — 1958, Los Angeles, United States
Where
United States
Biography
Harry Warner is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — Co-founded Warner Bros. Studios
How & why
Harry Warner co-founded Warner Bros. with his brothers and led it as president, backing the sound-film breakthrough of The Jazz Singer (1927) that transformed cinema. He was born Hirsz Wonsal into a Jewish family in Congress Poland; his parents emigrated to North America, and he was an outspoken early critic of Nazism.
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Source: Warner Brothers studio founder
Contributions & Sources
Co-founded Warner Bros. Studios
1923
Source: Warner Brothers studio founder
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