Jack L. Warner
Personal Info
Known for
Production
Gender
Male
Birthday
1892-08-02
Day of Death
1978-09-09 (86 years old)
Place of Birth
London, Ontario, Canada
Jack L. Warner
Biography
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.
As co-head of production at Warner Bros. Studios, he worked with his brother, Sam Warner, to procure the technology for the film industry's first talking picture. After Sam's death, Jack clashed with his surviving older brothers, Harry and Albert Warner. He assumed exclusive control of the film production company in the 1950s, when he secretly purchased his brothers' shares in the business after convincing them to participate in a joint sale of stocks.
Although Warner was feared by many of his employees and inspired ridicule with his uneven attempts at humor, he earned respect for his shrewd instincts and tough-mindedness. He recruited many of Warner Bros.' top stars and promoted the hard-edged social dramas for which the studio became known. Given to decisiveness, Warner once commented, "If I'm right fifty-one percent of the time, I'm ahead of the game."
Throughout his career, he was viewed as a contradictory and enigmatic figure. Although he was a staunch Republican, Warner encouraged film projects that promoted the agenda of Democratic President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal. He opposed European fascism and criticized Nazi Germany well before America's involvement in World War II. An opponent of Communism, after the war Warner appeared as a friendly witness before the House Un-American Activities Committee, voluntarily naming screenwriters who had been fired as suspected Communists or sympathizers. Despite his controversial public image, Warner remained a force in the motion picture industry until his retirement in the early 1970s.
Known For
Acting
(2020)
Audrey
as Self - Film Producer (archive footage)
(2019)
Sid & Judy
as Self (archive photos)
(2014)
And the Oscar Goes To...
as Self (archive footage)
(2009)
Paris Hilton, Inc.
as Self (archive footage)
(2009)
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
as Self (archive footage)
(2006)
42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage
as Self (archive footage)
(2006)
Stardust: The Bette Davis Story
as Self (voice) (archive footage)
(2005)
The Adventures of Errol Flynn
as Self (archive footage)
(2003)
Discovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'
as Self (archive footage)
(1993)
Jack L. Warner: The Last Mogul
as Self (archive footage)
(1983)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1973)
A Look at the World of 'Soylent Green'
as Self (archive footage)
(1954)
(1946)
(1943)
Show-Business at War
as Self
(1943)
The Voice That Thrilled the World
as Self (archive footage)
(1940)
(1935)
A Dream Comes True
as Himself (uncredited)
(1933)
The 42nd Street Special
as Self (uncredited)
(1919)
Open Your Eyes
as Soldier (uncredited)
Crew
(1972)
Dirty Little Billy
Producer
(1972)
1776
Producer
(1967)
Camelot
Producer
(1964)
My Fair Lady
Producer
(1962)
Red Nightmare
Supervisor of Production Resources
(1962)
About Time
Producer
(1955)
Battle Cry
Producer
(1954)
A Star Is Born
Executive Producer
(1949)
Beyond the Forest
Executive Producer
(1949)
Night Unto Night
Executive Producer
(1948)
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
Executive Producer
(1948)
Silver River
Executive Producer
(1948)
Whiplash
Executive Producer
(1948)
June Bride
Executive Producer
(1948)
Winter Meeting
Executive Producer
(1948)
The Woman in White
Executive Producer
(1948)
The Friendship Train
Executive Producer
(1947)
Humoresque
Executive Producer
(1947)
The Two Mrs. Carrolls
Executive Producer
(1947)
Possessed
Executive Producer
(1947)
Cry Wolf
Executive Producer
(1947)
Deep Valley
Executive Producer
(1947)
Love and Learn
Executive Producer
(1947)
Escape Me Never
Executive Producer
(1947)
Life with Father
Executive Producer
(1947)
My Wild Irish Rose
Executive Producer
(1947)
Nora Prentiss
Producer
(1947)
Dark Passage
Executive Producer
(1947)
Stallion Road
Executive Producer
(1947)
The Unfaithful
Executive Producer
(1946)
The Big Sleep
Executive Producer
(1946)
Deception
Executive Producer
(1946)
Three Strangers
Executive Producer
(1946)
The Verdict
Executive Producer
(1946)
A Stolen Life
Executive Producer
(1946)
Shadow of a Woman
Executive Producer
(1946)
Never Say Goodbye
Presenter, Executive Producer
(1946)
Cinderella Jones
Executive Producer
(1946)
Of Human Bondage
Executive Producer
(1946)
Devotion
Executive Producer
(1946)
My Reputation
Executive Producer
(1946)
Janie Gets Married
Executive Producer
(1946)
Nobody Lives Forever
Executive Producer
(1946)
The Man I Love
Executive Producer
(1945)
To Have and Have Not
Executive Producer
(1945)
Conflict
Executive Producer
(1945)
Danger Signal
Executive Producer
(1945)
The Horn Blows at Midnight
Executive Producer
(1945)
The Corn Is Green
Executive Producer
(1945)
Mildred Pierce
Executive Producer
(1945)
San Antonio
Executive Producer
(1945)
Christmas in Connecticut
Executive Producer
(1945)
Roughly Speaking
Executive Producer
(1945)
Escape in the Desert
Executive Producer
(1945)
Hotel Berlin
Executive Producer
(1945)
Objective, Burma!
Executive Producer
(1945)
Pillow to Post
Executive Producer
(1945)
Pride of the Marines
Executive Producer
(1944)
Arsenic and Old Lace
Producer
(1944)
The Conspirators
Executive Producer
(1944)
The Mask of Dimitrios
Executive Producer, Presenter
(1944)
Mr. Skeffington
Executive Producer
(1944)
Passage to Marseille
Executive Producer
(1944)
The Adventures of Mark Twain
Executive Producer
(1944)
Uncertain Glory
Presenter, Executive Producer
(1944)
The Shining Future
Producer
(1944)
Shine on Harvest Moon
Executive Producer
(1944)
Between Two Worlds
Executive Producer
(1944)
Hollywood Canteen
Executive Producer
(1944)
Janie
Executive Producer
(1944)
I Am an American
Executive Producer
(1944)
Make Your Own Bed
Executive Producer
(1944)
In Our Time
Executive Producer
(1943)
Casablanca
Executive Producer
(1943)
Northern Pursuit
Presenter, Executive Producer
(1943)
Destination Tokyo
Executive Producer
(1943)
Action in the North Atlantic
Executive Producer
(1943)
Background to Danger
Executive Producer
(1943)
The Hard Way
Executive Producer, Presenter
(1943)
Air Force
Executive Producer
(1943)
Old Acquaintance
Executive Producer
(1943)
This Is the Army
Producer
(1943)
The Constant Nymph
Executive Producer
(1943)
Watch on the Rhine
Executive Producer
(1943)
Thank Your Lucky Stars
Executive Producer
(1943)
Edge of Darkness
Executive Producer
(1943)
Mission to Moscow
Executive Producer
(1943)
The United States Service Bands
Executive Producer
(1942)
Yankee Doodle Dandy
Executive Producer
(1942)
Winning Your Wings
Producer
(1942)
Murder in the Big House
Executive Producer
(1941)
The Man Who Came to Dinner
Producer
(1941)
Law of the Tropics
Production Manager
(1941)
Underground
Executive Producer
(1941)
Honeymoon for Three
Executive In Charge Of Production
(1940)
Santa Fe Trail
Producer
(1940)
The Letter
Executive In Charge Of Production
(1940)
It All Came True
Executive Producer
(1940)
Virginia City
Executive In Charge Of Production
(1940)
No Time for Comedy
Producer
(1940)
City for Conquest
Production Manager
(1940)
Torrid Zone
Production Manager
(1940)
Murder in the Air
Executive Producer
(1940)
An Angel from Texas
Production Manager
(1940)
Tear Gas Squad
Executive Producer
(1940)
Gambling on the High Seas
Executive Producer
(1940)
Always a Bride
Executive Producer
(1940)
A Fugitive from Justice
Executive Producer
(1940)
Money and the Woman
Production Executive
(1940)
They Drive by Night
Production Manager
(1940)
River's End
Executive Producer
(1940)
The Fighting 69th
Production Manager
(1940)
Flowing Gold
Executive In Charge Of Production
(1940)
Castle on the Hudson
Executive In Charge Of Production
(1940)
Knute Rockne All American
Executive In Charge Of Production
(1939)
The Return of Doctor X
Executive Producer
(1939)
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
Executive Producer
(1939)
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
Executive In Charge Of Production
(1939)
No Place to Go
Executive Producer
(1939)
Dark Victory
Executive In Charge Of Production
(1939)
Espionage Agent
Executive In Charge Of Production
(1939)
They Made Me a Criminal
Production Manager
(1939)
Smashing the Money Ring
Executive Producer
(1939)
Code of the Secret Service
Executive Producer
(1939)
Torchy Blane.. Playing with Dynamite
Executive Producer
(1939)
Torchy Blane in Chinatown
Executive Producer
(1939)
Torchy Runs for Mayor
Executive Producer
(1939)
On Dress Parade
Executive Producer
(1939)
The Oklahoma Kid
Executive Producer
(1939)
Indianapolis Speedway
Executive Producer
(1939)
Private Detective
Executive Producer
(1939)
Sweepstakes Winner
Executive Producer
(1939)
Nancy Drew... Trouble Shooter
Executive Producer
(1939)
Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase
Executive Producer
(1939)
Nancy Drew... Reporter
Executive Producer
(1939)
Waterfront
Executive Producer
(1939)
The Adventures of Jane Arden
Executive Producer
(1939)
Four Wives
Executive In Charge Of Production
(1939)
Daughters Courageous
Executive In Charge Of Production
(1939)
Juarez
Executive In Charge Of Production
(1939)
Invisible Stripes
Executive In Charge Of Production
(1939)
Each Dawn I Die
Executive In Charge Of Production
(1939)
You Can't Get Away with Murder
Executive Producer
(1938)
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Producer
(1938)
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
Executive Producer
(1938)
The Sisters
Executive Producer
(1938)
Men Are Such Fools
Executive Producer
(1938)
Boy Meets Girl
Executive Producer
(1938)
Hollywood Hotel
Executive Producer
(1938)
Torchy Gets Her Man
Executive Producer
(1938)
The Dawn Patrol
Executive Producer
(1938)
Torchy Blane in Panama
Executive Producer
(1938)
Four's a Crowd
Executive Producer
(1938)
Accidents Will Happen
Executive Producer
(1938)
Broadway Musketeers
Executive Producer
(1938)
Mystery House
Executive Producer
(1938)
Over the Wall
Executive Producer
(1938)
Angels with Dirty Faces
Executive Producer
(1938)
Crime School
Executive Producer
(1938)
A Slight Case of Murder
Executive Producer
(1938)
Gold Is Where You Find It
Executive Producer
(1938)
Blondes at Work
Executive Producer
(1938)
Breakdowns of 1938
Executive Producer
(1938)
Fools for Scandal
Executive Producer
(1937)
Black Legion
Executive Producer
(1937)
Kid Galahad
Executive Producer
(1937)
Confession
Executive Producer
(1937)
Back in Circulation
Executive Producer
(1937)
Draegerman Courage
Executive Producer
(1937)
They Won't Forget
Executive Producer
(1937)
The Go-Getter
Executive Producer
(1937)
Tovarich
Executive Producer
(1937)
Slim
Executive Producer
(1937)
Once a Doctor
Executive Producer
(1937)
Another Dawn
Executive Producer
(1937)
That Certain Woman
Executive Producer
(1937)
The Cherokee Strip
Executive Producer
(1937)
West of Shanghai
Executive Producer
(1937)
Public Wedding
Executive Producer
(1937)
Melody for Two
Executive Producer
(1937)
That Man's Here Again
Executive Producer
(1937)
Talent Scout
Executive Producer
(1937)
Fly Away Baby
Executive Producer
(1937)
Love Is on the Air
Executive Producer
(1937)
The Adventurous Blonde
Executive Producer
(1937)
Missing Witnesses
Executive Producer
(1937)
Green Light
Executive Producer
(1937)
The Littlest Diplomat
Producer
(1937)
Ready, Willing and Able
Executive Producer
(1936)
Bullets or Ballots
Executive Producer
(1936)
China Clipper
Executive Producer
(1936)
The Story of Louis Pasteur
Executive Producer
(1936)
Bengal Tiger
Executive Producer
(1936)
Jailbreak
Executive Producer
(1936)
The Golden Arrow
Executive Producer
(1936)
The Green Pastures
Executive Producer
(1936)
Trailin' West
Executive Producer
(1936)
The Case of the Black Cat
Executive Producer
(1936)
Fugitive in the Sky
Executive Producer
(1936)
Cain and Mabel
Executive Producer
(1936)
Gold Diggers of 1937
Executive Producer
(1936)
Two Against the World
Executive Producer
(1936)
California Mail
Executive Producer
(1936)
Give Me Your Heart
Executive Producer
(1936)
Love Begins at Twenty
Executive Producer
(1936)
The Charge of the Light Brigade
Executive Producer
(1936)
Murder by an Aristocrat
Executive Producer
(1936)
Hearts Divided
Executive Producer
(1936)
Colleen
Executive Producer
(1936)
The Big Noise
Executive Producer
(1935)
Black Fury
Executive Producer
(1935)
Bordertown
Executive Producer
(1935)
Captain Blood
Executive Producer
(1935)
Dangerous
Executive Producer
(1935)
Miss Pacific Fleet
Executive Producer
(1935)
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Executive Producer
(1935)
'G' Men
Executive Producer
(1934)
The St. Louis Kid
Executive Producer
(1934)
Here Comes the Navy
Executive Producer
(1934)
Housewife
Producer
(1934)
The Man with Two Faces
Executive Producer
(1934)
Hi, Nellie!
Executive Producer
(1934)
Dark Hazard
Executive Producer
(1934)
Jimmy the Gent
Executive Producer
(1934)
The Merry Frinks
Executive Producer
(1933)
The Working Man
Producer
(1933)
Parachute Jumper
Executive Producer
(1932)
So Big!
Producer
(1932)
The Man Who Played God
Executive Producer
(1930)
Outward Bound
Producer
(1929)
Sonny Boy
Story
(1928)
(1928)
The Terror
Executive Producer
(1925)
Africa F.O.B.
Director
(1922)
A Dangerous Adventure
Director
(1921)
Cleaned and Dry
Director