Harry Warner

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Harry Warner was an American film executive and one of the founding brothers of the Warner Bros. studio, a major force in early Hollywood cinema.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Harry Morris Warner 1
Jack L. Warner 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf American
businessperson
film executive
film studio founder
activeYears early 20th century
birthName Hirsz Wonsal
Hirsz Wonsal
surface form: Hirsz Wonskolaser
burialPlace Home of Peace Cemetery, East Los Angeles, California, United States
causeOfDeath cerebral thrombosis
child Betty Warner
Irma Warner
Jack Warner
surface form: Jack M. Warner

Lewis Warner
citizenship United States of America
coFounderOf Warner Bros. Entertainment
surface form: Warner Bros.
countryOfBirth Russian Empire
countryOfDeath United States of America
dateOfBirth 1881-12-12
dateOfDeath 1958-07-25
ethnicGroup Polish Jew
familyName Warner
fieldOfWork film production
motion pictures
foundedWith Albert Warner
Jack Warner
surface form: Jack L. Warner

Albert Warner
surface form: Sam Warner
fullName Harry Warner self-linksurface differs
surface form: Harry Morris Warner
givenName Harry
immigratedTo United States of America
industry Hollywood film industry
notableAchievement helping establish Warner Bros. as a major Hollywood studio
pioneering the transition to sound films at Warner Bros.
notableFor co-founding Warner Bros. film studio
notableWork leadership of Warner Bros. during the introduction of talking pictures
occupation film executive
film producer
studio head
originalSurname Wonsal
Wonskolaser
placeOfBirth Krasnosielc, Congress Poland, Russian Empire
placeOfDeath Hollywood, California, United States
positionHeld president of Warner Bros.
religion Judaism
residence Los Angeles
surface form: Los Angeles, California, United States

Youngstown
surface form: Youngstown, Ohio, United States
sibling Albert Warner
Jack Warner
surface form: Jack L. Warner

Albert Warner
surface form: Sam Warner
spouse Rea Levinson

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Warner Bros. Pictures foundedBy Harry Warner
Warner Bros. Pictures foundedBy Harry Warner
this entity surface form: Jack L. Warner
Harry Warner fullName Harry Warner self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Harry Morris Warner
Albert Warner hasRelative Harry Warner
Albert Warner sibling Harry Warner