Jack M. Warner
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Jack Milton Warner was a film producer
and son of Warner Bros.
chief Jack Warner
. Warner graduated from the University of Southern California
and worked in the short-subject department of the Warner Brothers studio in Burbank. He joined the Warner Brothers distribution company after World War II, and later became a producer.
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. Warner married Barbara Richman in 1948, with whom he had two daughters, Betsy and Debbie.
Warner was dismissed by his father in 1958. The two had become estranged after the elder Warner divorced his first wife, Irma, Jack junior's mother. Jack junior was never reconciled to his father's new wife Ann. The son learned from trade papers that he had lost his job.
Warner later wrote a novel, "Bijou Dream," that he based loosely on his relationship with his father, who died in 1978.
Film producer
A film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...
and son of Warner Bros.
Warner Bros.
Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., also known as Warner Bros. Pictures or simply Warner Bros. , is an American producer of film and television entertainment.One of the major film studios, it is a subsidiary of Time Warner, with its headquarters in Burbank,...
chief Jack Warner
Jack Warner
Jack Leonard "J. L." Warner , 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 Hollywood, Los Angeles, California...
. Warner graduated from the University of Southern California
University of Southern California
The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...
and worked in the short-subject department of the Warner Brothers studio in Burbank. He joined the Warner Brothers distribution company after World War II, and later became a producer.
Among the early films he produced were "The Hasty Heart
The Hasty Heart
The Hasty Heart is a 1949 British-American co-production film based on the play of the same name by John Patrick. It tells the story of a group of wounded Allied soldiers in a mobile surgery unit at the end of World War II who, after initial resentment and ostracism, rally around a loner, a...
" (1949), starring Richard Todd and Ronald Reagan, The Admiral Was a Lady
The Admiral Was a Lady
- Plot summary :After an odd prologue through American history, the film begins in 1945 where the events in the film concern recently discharged veterans of World War II...
and The Man Who Cheated Himself
The Man Who Cheated Himself
The Man Who Cheated Himself is an American crime film, released on December 26, 1950.-Plot summary:Socialite Lois Faaaaarazer wants a divorce from her wealthy husband, but he's not ready to let her go so easy. Suspecting that he intends to murder her, she calls Lieutenant Ed Cullen, with whom...
(1950) starring Lee J. Cobb and Jane Wyatt. Warner married Barbara Richman in 1948, with whom he had two daughters, Betsy and Debbie.
Warner was dismissed by his father in 1958. The two had become estranged after the elder Warner divorced his first wife, Irma, Jack junior's mother. Jack junior was never reconciled to his father's new wife Ann. The son learned from trade papers that he had lost his job.
Warner later wrote a novel, "Bijou Dream," that he based loosely on his relationship with his father, who died in 1978.