Jack Warner
Jack Warner · Arts & Literature
Co-founded Warner Bros. Studios
1892, London, Ontario, Canada — 1978, Los Angeles, California, USA
Canada · United States
Warner Bros.1923Canadian-American film executive who was the president and driving force behind Warner Bros. Studios. Along with his brothers, he introduced the first talking picture, 'The Jazz Singer'.
Jack Warner and his brothers founded Warner Bros. in 1923, and as its long-serving head of production he made it one of Hollywood's major studios, backing pioneering sound films such as The Jazz Singer. He was the son of Polish Jewish immigrants (the Wonsal/Wonskolaser family) and was Jewish.
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Co-founded Warner Bros. Studios
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