Jack Warner

Also known as Jack Leonard Warner, Jacob Warner, J. L. Warner, Jack L. Warner

American film executive (1892–1978)

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jack Leonard "J. L." Warner (August 2, 1892 – September 9, 1978), born Jacob Warner in London, Ontario, was a Canadian-American film executive who was the president and driving force behind the Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank, California. Warner's career spanned some 45 years, its duration surpassing that of any other of the seminal Hollywood studio moguls.…

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Audrey — Self - Film Producer (archive footage)2020
Sid & Judy — Self (archive photos)2019
Tab Hunter Confidential — Self (archive)2015
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year — Self (archive footage)2009
42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage — Self (archive footage)2006
The Adventures of Errol Flynn — Self (archive footage)2005

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Jack Leonard Warner (born Jacob Warner; August 2, 1892 – September 9, 1978) was a Canadian-born American film executive, who was the president and driving force behind the Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank, California. Warner's career spanned over 55 years, surpassing that of any other of the pioneering Hollywood studio moguls.

As co-head of production at Warner Bros. Studios, Warner worked with his brother, Sam Warner, to procure the technology for the film industry's first talking picture, The Jazz Singer (1927). After Sam's death, Jack clashed with his surviving older brothers, Harry and Albert Warner. He assumed exclusive control of the company in the 1950s when he secretly purchased his brothers's shares in the business after convincing them to participate in a joint sale of stocks.