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Samuel Louis "Sam" Warner (August 10, 1887 – October 5, 1927) was a Polish-born American film producer who was the co-founder and chief executive officer of Warner Bros. Studios. 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''.〔Thomas (1990), pp. 52–62.〕 He died in 1927, the day before the film's enormously successful premiere.〔 〕 == Early years == Schmuel "Wonsal" or "Wonskolaser",〔According to Bette-Ann Warner, a second cousin to the Warner brothers, in ''The Brothers Warner'', 2008 documentary written and directed by Cass Warner, viewed on Turner Classic Movies March 8, 2010. Bette-Anne Warner's grandfather was a brother of the Warner brothers' father.〕 was born in Congress Poland under Russian Empire, possibly in the village of Krasnosielc,〔Doug Sinclair, "The Family of Benjamin and Pearl Leah (Eichelbaum) Warner: Early Primary Records," (2008), published at Doug Sinclair's Archives (http://dougsinclairsarchives.com/benjaminwarnerfamily.htm)〕 He was one of eleven children born to Benjamin, a shoe maker born in Krasnosielc, and Pearl Leah Wonsal/Wonskolaser (née Eichelbaum). He had ten siblings: sisters Cecilia (1877-1881), Anna (1878-1958), Rose (1890-1955), Fannie (1891-1984) and Sadie (1895-1959). His brothers were Hirsch Morris (born in 1881 and later known as "Harry"), David (1893-1939), Abraham (born in 1884 and later known as "Al" or "Abe"), Jacob (born in 1892 and later known as "Jack") and Milton (1896-1915). The family immigrated to Baltimore, Maryland in October 1889 on the steamship ''Hermann'' from Bremen, Germany. Their father had preceded them, immigrating to Baltimore in 1888, and following his trade in shoes and shoe repair. He changed the family name to Warner, which was used thereafter. As in many Jewish immigrant families, some of the children gradually acquired anglicized versions of their Yiddish-sounding names. Schmuel became Samuel, nicknamed Sam. In Baltimore, Benjamin Warner struggled to make enough money to provide for his growing family. Following the advice of a friend, Benjamin relocated the family to Canada, where he attempted to make a living by bartering tin wares to trappers in exchange for furs.〔 After two arduous years in Canada, Benjamin and his family returned to Baltimore.〔Warner and Jennings (1964), pp. 23–24.〕 In 1896, the family relocated to Youngstown, Ohio, following the lead of Harry Warner, who established a shoe repair shop in the heart of the emerging industrial town.〔Warner and Jennings (1964), pp. 24–25.〕 Benjamin worked with his son Harry in the shoe repair shop until he secured a loan to open a meat counter and grocery store in the city's downtown area.〔Thomas (1990), pp. 12–13.〕〔Thomas (1990), p. 12.〕 As a child, Sam Warner found himself trying to find work through a range of various odd jobs.〔Thomas (1990), pp. 15–16.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sam Warner」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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