Sam Warner

(1887-1927)

American film studio executive

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Samuel Louis "Sam" Warner (born Szmuel Wonsal, August 10, 1887 – October 5, 1927) was an American film producer who was the co-founder and chief executive officer of Warner Bros. He established the studio along with his brothers Harry, Albert, and Jack L. Warner. Sam Warner is credited with procuring the technology that enabled Warner Bros. to produce the film industry's first feature-length talking picture, The Jazz Singer. He died in 1927, the day before the film's enormously successful premiere.

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Born	Samuel Eichelbaum 10 August 1887 Baltimore, Maryland
Died	5 October 1927 (aged 40) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Zodiac	Leo
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Harry M. Warner · Brother · 1881-1958 · American film studio executive edit info

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