The Resume

(August 2, 1892-September 9, 1978)
Born in London, Ontario, Canada
Birth name was Jacob Warner
Co-founder of Warner Brothers Pictures (1923)
Produced the films 'My Four Years in Germany' (1918), 'The Gold Diggers of 1933' (1933), 'Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet' (1940), 'No Time for Comedy' (1940), 'The Man Who Came to Dinner' (1942), 'This Is the Army' (1943), 'My Fair Lady' (1964), 'Camelot' (1967) and '1776' (1972)

Why he might be annoying:

Upon meeting Madame Chiang Kai-Shek and a group of Asian dignitaries, he said, 'That reminds me, I forgot to pick up my laundry.'
During a rare meeting with his company's animators, he said, 'The only thing I know is that we make Mickey Mouse,' which was a Disney character.
He appeared before the House Unamerican Activities Committee as a 'friendly witness' and named screenwriters he suspected of having Communist sympathies.
He convinced his brothers to participate in a joint sale of stock, then secretly purchased his brothers' shares to assume sole control of the studio (1956).
When his brother Harry died two years later, he commented, 'I didn't give a shit about Harry.'
He did not mention his son Jack, Jr., in his autobiography.

Why he might not be annoying:

He was responsible for recruiting most of Warner Brothers' top stars, including William Powell, James Cagney and Humphrey Bogart.
He and Warner Brothers were recognized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science for 'revolutionizing the industry with sound' by releasing 'The Jazz Singer.'
At a time when other studios ignored Nazism out of fear of alienating European markets, he produced films openly critical of Germany's fascist government.
His wife Ann claimed, 'He is extremely sensitive, but there are few who know that because he covers it with a cloak.'

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Academy Awards: Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award (Ranked: 1959)
• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 12]
• Canada's Walk of Fame
• E!'s Mysteries and Scandals
• Film Pioneers [Silent Era]
• Founding Members of the Academy of Motion Pictures of Arts and Sciences
• Giant [1956]
• Golden Globe: Cecil B. DeMille Award (Ranked: 1955)
• I am an Adulterer
• I Attended the Hollywood Premiere of ‘Giant’ [October 17, 1956]
• I Attended the Los Angeles Premiere of ‘Gone With the Wind’ [December 28, 1939]
• I Attended the New York Premiere of ‘Giant’ [October 10, 1956]
• I Attended the Premiere of 'A Star is Born' [1954]
• I Come from Canada
• I Died in 1978 (Ranked: 86)
• I Had a Stroke [Cerebral Vascular Accident]
• I Have a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame[U-Z]
• I Named Names
• I Probably Banged Joan Crawford
• I was Estranged From My Child
• Look at My Autographed Photo
• Movie Moguls
• People who Have Similar Names on Am I Annoying (Ranked: 808)
• Profiles 23001-23250 (Ranked: 23092)
• Satirized on Rocky and Bullwinkle

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 7 Votes: 28.57% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 13 Votes: 61.54% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 1194 Votes: 46.82% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 15 Votes: 46.67% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 56 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 9 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 17 Votes: 76.47% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 12 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 34 Votes: 67.65% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 49 Votes: 73.47% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 69 Votes: 69.57% Annoying