Jack Warner

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This article is about Jack Warner, the head of Warner Brothers. For other people names Jack Warner see Jack Warner (disambiguation)

Jack Warner (J.L. for short) (August 2, 1892 – September 9, 1978), born Jacob Leonard Warner in London, Ontario, Canada, was the president and driving force behind the highly successful development of Warner Brothers Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California. The other Warner brothers were Harry Warner (1881–1958), Albert Warner (1883–1967), and Sam Warner (1887–1927).

The youngest of 12 children of Jewish immigrants, his older brothers had all been born in Krasnosielc, Poland.

In 1936, Jack Warner married Ann Boyar, the former wife of actor Don Alvarado and mother of actress Joy Page. They remained together for forty-two years until his death in 1978.

For his contribution to the motion picture industry, Jack Warner has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6541 Hollywood Blvd. He also has a star on Canada's Walk of Fame in Toronto, which honors outstanding Canadians from all fields.

Jack Warner died on September 9, 1978 in Los Angeles, California and is buried in Home of Peace Cemetery in East Los Angeles, California. At the time of his death, he was the last surviving Warner brother. Aged 86 by the time of his death, he was also the longest lived of all Warner brothers.

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