Harry Warner

Entrepreneur

Birthday December 12, 1881

Birth Sign Sagittarius

Birthplace Krasnosielc, Poland

DEATH DATE Jul 25, 1958 (76)

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About

Influential film executive who co-founded Warner Bros. Pictures with his three brothers Albert, Sam, and Jack. Shortly after his death in 1958, his wife claimed that he died of a broken heart caused by his long feud with his brother Jack Warner.

Before Fame

He opened his first business, a bicycle shop, in 1899.

Trivia

He was the president of Warner Bros. Pictures until two years before his death.

Family Life

He was married to his longtime girlfriend Rea Levinson on August 23, 1907. The couple had three children: Lewis, Doris, and Betty.

Associated With

He helped to develop the career of Hollywood director Michael Curtiz.