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Also Known As Jack Leonard Warner
Born August 2, 1892 • London • Canada
Died September 9, 1978 (aged 86) • Los Angeles • California
Founder Warner Brothers
Awards And Honors Academy Award • Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award (1959)

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