Editing Jack L. Warner (section)

==Death and legacy==
By the end of 1973, those closest to Warner became aware of signs that he was becoming disoriented.<ref name="thomas303"/> Shortly after losing his way in the building that housed his office, Warner retired.<ref name="thomas304">Thomas (1990), p. 304.</ref> In 1974, Warner suffered a [[stroke]] that left him blind and enfeebled. During the next several years, he gradually lost the ability to speak and became unresponsive to friends and relatives.<ref name="thomas304-305">Thomas (1990), pp. 304–305.</ref> Finally, on August 13, 1978, Warner was admitted to [[Cedars-Sinai Medical Center|Cedars-Sinai Hospital]], where he died of a heart inflammation (''[[edema]]'') on September 9.<ref name="vindy-yo-09-11-78"/> He was 86 years old.<ref name="thomas305">Thomas (1990), p. 305.</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Arnold|first=Gary|date=September 11, 1978|title=Jack Warner, Last of First-Generation Movie Tycoons, Dies|language=en-US|newspaper=[[Washington Post]]|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1978/09/11/jack-warner-last-of-first-generation-movie-tycoons-dies/d459d4b8-14ab-488d-824b-2ecb2f6093b7/|access-date=May 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201102064346/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1978/09/11/jack-warner-last-of-first-generation-movie-tycoons-dies/d459d4b8-14ab-488d-824b-2ecb2f6093b7/|archive-date=November 2, 2020|issn=0190-8286|url-status=dead}}</ref> A funeral service was held at the [[Wilshire Boulevard Temple]], the [[synagogue]] to which many members of the Warner family belonged.<ref name="sperling206">Sperling, Millner, and Warner (1998), ps. 206, 313.</ref><ref name="sperling334"/> He was interred at [[Home of Peace Cemetery (East Los Angeles)|Home of Peace Cemetery]] in [[East Los Angeles, California]].<ref name="sperling334">Sperling, Millner, and Warner (1998), p. 334.</ref>

Warner left behind an estate estimated at $15&nbsp;million.<ref name="thomas306">Thomas (1990), p. 306.</ref> Much of the Warner estate, including property and memorabilia, was bequeathed to his widow, Ann. However, Warner also left $200,000 to his estranged son, Jack Jr., perhaps in an effort to discourage him from contesting the [[last will and testament|will]].<ref name="thomas306"/> In the days following his death, newspaper obituaries recounted the familiar story of "the four brothers who left the family butcher shop for [[nickelodeon (movie theater)|nickelodeon]]s" and went on to revolutionize American cinema.<ref name="thomas307">Thomas (1990), p. 307.</ref> A front-page story in Warner's adopted hometown of Youngstown featured accounts of the family's pre-Hollywood struggles in Ohio, describing how Warner drove a wagon for his father's business when he was only seven years old.<ref name="vindy-yo-09-11-78"/> The late movie mogul was widely eulogized for his role in "shaping Hollywood's 'Golden Age'".<ref name="vindy-yo-09-11-78"/>

Several months after Warner's death, a more personal tribute was organized by the Friends of the Libraries at the [[University of Southern California]].<ref name="thomas307"/> The event, called "The Colonel: An Affectionate Remembrance of Jack L. Warner", drew Hollywood notables such as entertainers [[Olivia de Havilland]] and [[Debbie Reynolds]], and cartoon voice actor [[Mel Blanc]].<ref name="thomas308">Thomas (1990), p. 308.</ref> Blanc closed the event with a rendition of [[Porky Pig]]'s famous farewell, "A-bee-a-bee-a-bee–that's all, folks."<ref name="thomas308"/> In recognition of his contributions to the motion picture industry, Warner was accorded a star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]], located at 6541 Hollywood Boulevard.<ref name="hollywoodusa">{{cite web | url = http://www.hollywoodusa.co.uk/walkoffamestarlocations.htm | title = Hollywood Walk of Fame | publisher = Hollywoodusa | access-date = February 22, 2008 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120607064511/http://www.hollywoodusa.co.uk/walkoffamestarlocations.htm | archive-date = June 7, 2012 | url-status = dead }}</ref>  He is also represented on [[Canada's Walk of Fame]] (where he was inducted in 2004) in [[Toronto]], which honours outstanding Canadians from all fields.<ref name="canadafame">{{cite web | url = http://www.canadaswalkoffame.com/inductees/04_jack_warner.xml.htm | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071007224323/http://www.canadaswalkoffame.com/inductees/04_jack_warner.xml.htm | archive-date=October 7, 2007 | title = Jack Warner | publisher = Canada's Walk of Fame | access-date = August 24, 2008}}</ref>

Warner is portrayed by [[Richard Dysart]] in ''Bogie'' (1980), [[Michael Lerner (actor)|Michael Lerner]] in ''This Year's Blonde'' (1980), [[Jason Wingreen]] in ''[[Malice in Wonderland (1985 film)|Malice in Wonderland]]'' (1985), [[Mike Connors]] in ''James Dean: Race with Destiny'' (1997), [[Tim Woodward]] in ''[[RKO 281]]'' (1999), Len Kaserman in ''[[The Three Stooges (2000 film)|The Three Stooges]]'' (2000), Richard M. Davidson in ''[[Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows]]'' (2001), [[Mark Rydell]] in ''[[James Dean (2001 film)|James Dean]]'' (2001), [[Danny Wells]] in ''[[Gleason (2002 film)|Gleason]]'' (2002), Barry Langrishe in ''[[The Mystery of Natalie Wood]]'' (2004), [[Ben Kingsley]] in ''[[Life (2015 film)|Life]]'' (2015), [[Stanley Tucci]] in ''[[Feud (TV series)|Feud]]'' (2017) and [[Kevin Dillon]] in ''[[Reagan (2024 film)|Reagan]]'' (2024).