Jack M. Warner

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. His father co-founded the film studio Warner Bros. Pictures with his brothers Harry Warner, Albert Warner, and Sam Warner. According to the federal census of 1930, Jack—then 14 years old—lived with his mother and father in "Beverly Hills City", California, along with five live-in servants, who performed the daily duties of butler, housekeeper, cook, "Ladies Maid", and chauffeur. 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. that later became "Warner Bros. TV Commercial and Industrial Films" and even later was merged into Warner Bros. Cartoons.

In 1958 Warner was dismissed from his position at Warner Bros. by his father. The son learned only through announcements in the film industry's trade press that he had lost his job. 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. Although Warner did not win the "big money" on the show, he did win $250.

Personal life and death Warner married Connecticut native Barbara Richman in 1948. Together, they had three children. Warner died of cancer of the lymph nodes on April 1, 1995, at age 79 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. His body was interred at Hillside Memorial Park in Culver City, California.

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