Jack M. Warner

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Jack M. Warner
BornMarch 27, 1916
DiedApril 1, 1995(1995-04-01) (aged 79)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of Southern California
OccupationFilm producer
SpouseBarbara Richman (m. 1948, div. 1972)
Children3
Parents

Jack Milton Warner (March 27, 1916 – April 1, 1995) was an American film producer and son of Hollywood movie mogul Jack L. Warner.

Early life

Jack M. Warner was born on March 27, 1916, the only child of Irma C. (née Salomon) and Jack L. Warner.

Jewish
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Career

After graduating from the University of Southern California in 1938, Warner worked at Warner Bros.'s Burbank studio in the company's short-subject department.[5] His experience in that position was later applied during his military service in World War II, when he helped to produce training films for the United States Army.[5] Following the war he returned to Warner Bros., joined its distribution company, and later became a producer.[2] Among the early films he produced were The Hasty Heart (1949), starring Richard Todd and Ronald Reagan, The Admiral Was a Lady, and The Man Who Cheated Himself (1950) starring Lee J. Cobb and Jane Wyatt.[2] Warner had also been in charge of Sunset Productions, a television production and licensing subsidiary of Warner Bros.[6]

In 1958 Warner was dismissed from his position at Warner Bros. by his father.

trade press that he had lost his job.[2] He later wrote a novel Bijou Dream based loosely on his relationship with his father, who died in 1978.[2]

Jack M. Warner in 1957 appeared as a contestant on You Bet Your Life, a televised quiz show hosted by Groucho Marx.[8] Warner at the time served as president of the Mental Health Foundation of Los Angeles County, California; and he competed on the quiz show to win money, which he intended to contribute to the foundation.[8] Although Warner did not win the "big money" on the show, he did win $250.[8]

Personal life and death

Warner married

Hillside Memorial Park in Culver City, California
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References and notes

  1. ^ a b "Fifteenth Census of the United States: 1930", enumeration date April 23, 1930, "Beverly Hills City", Los Angeles County, California. Bureau of the Census, United States Department of Commerce, Washington, D.C. Digital copy of original census page available at FamilySearch, a free online database, archives of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Salt Lake City, Utah. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Jack M. Warner, Film Producer, 79", obituary, The New York Times, April 6, 1995
  3. ^ Slight variations in the spelling of Irma Warner's maiden name can be found in different sources; however, Jack M. Warner's birth record in "The California Birth Index, 1905-1995" lists the spelling of his mother's name as "Salomon". Content of original record in the Vital Statistics Department of the California Department of Health Services in Sacramento, California, is available at FamilySearch. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
  4. ISBN 0-8131-0958-2
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  5. ^
    Hearst Communications, Inc.
    , New York, N.Y. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
  6. ^ "Trio of Majors Accelerate Television Plans". The Independent Film Journal. April 16, 1955.
  7. Amazon
    , Seattle, Washington. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
  8. ^ a b c "You Bet Your Life #57-02 Jack Warner, Jr.; Lena & Mercedes", originally broadcast on October 3, 1957. Video of full episode available on YouTube, a subsidiary of Alphabet, Inc., Mountain View, California. Retrieved August 7, 2017.

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