- Born
- Died
- Birth nameHirsz Mojzesz Wonsal
- Nickname
- Mr. Warner
- Harry M. Warner was born on December 12, 1881 in Krasnoshiltz, Russian Empire. He was a producer, known for The Lost City (1920), My Four Years in Germany (1918) and Cleaning Up (1920). He was married to Rea Ellen Levinson. He died on July 25, 1958 in Hollywood, California, USA.
- SpouseRea Ellen Levinson(August 23, 1907 - July 25, 1958) (his death, 3 children)
- RelativesSam Warner(Sibling)Albert Warner(Sibling)Cole Hauser(Great Grandchild)Jack L. Warner(Sibling)
- Co-founder of Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc., along with brothers Sam Warner (the company's CEO), Albert Warner (the treasurer) and Jack L. Warner (executive in charge of production).
- Uncle of Jack Warner Jr., and great-grandfather of actor Cole Hauser. Cole's maternal grandmother, Betty Warner, was Harry's daughter, with his wife, Rea Levinson. Harry's son-in-law, and Cole's maternal grandfather, was producer Milton Sperling.
- He also had a son called Lewis J. Warner, who died in 1931, he was only 22.
- Co-founded (with brother Sam Warner) distribution company Warners Features Inc. in 1910, which was reorganized as United Film Service in 1915.
- Sources conflict on whether he was born in Russia or Poland.
- [Discussing the addition of sound to film with brothers Albert Warner and Sam Warner] We could ultimately develop sound to the point where people ask for talking pictures.
- It is not the challenge of dollars . . . it is the challenge of ideals and ideas! If the producers of pictures see only the dollar--then I believe those production efforts will fail.
- [in 1927, when initially told by brother Sam Warner that the studio was developing talking pictures] Who the hell wants to hear actors talk?
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