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124 JUVENILE DELINQUENCY Chairman Kefau\^er. We thank you very much for your coopera- tion, for coming here and being with us, Mr. Freeman. Mr. Freeman. Thank you. Chairman Kefauver. The subcommittee will stand in recess for 10 minutes. (Short recess taken.) STATEMENT OF JACK L. WARNEK, PRODUCER AND VICE PRESI- DENT, WARNER BROS. PICTURES, INC., HOLLYWOOD, CALIF. Chairman Kjefau^^r. Mr. Warner, we appreciate your coming and giving us the benefit of your many years of experience and your views on the subject. I have a biographical sketch here which tells all the good and bad things you have done. Apparently, you started in the business back in 1918. Mr. Warner. Way back there. It was in 1905. Chairman Kefauver. 1908. Entered distribution with formation Duquesne Amusement Co. at Pittsburgh in 1908. Mr. Warner. It was about 3 years before that. That is all right. Chairman KErAU\-ER. That was with your late brother, Sam Warner. This is a long experience you liave had, and we will put this biograph- ical sketch in the record at this point. With late brother Sam produced ''My Four Years in Germany" (1917). In 1918 took charge of Warner Sunset studios in Hollywood; 1919, with brothers pioneered in development of talking pictures; in charge of west coast studios since. Academy awards for best production: "The Life of Emile Zola," 1937; "Casablanca," 1943. In 1933, appointed by President Roosevelt chairman NRA board of California. Commissioned lieutenant colonel, United States Air Force. Many decorations. Member: Committee for Economic Development, National Aero- nautics Association, Air Patrol League, Southern California Sym- phony Association, Beverly Hills Community Council, Beverly Hills Chamber of Commerce, et cetera. Now, you tell us about • Mr. Warner. Yes, sir. There is only one thing I would like to add as correction. I was born in London, Ontario, Canada. My parents moved to Lynchburg, Va. I want to get the southern feeling in this. Chairman Kefauver, That is getting down in Davy Crockett territory. ]Mr. Warner. That is correct. I want to make sure that Chairman Kefauver. We had Georgia and South Tennessee and now Virginia. Mr. Warner. Yes. From Lynchburg we moved to Youngstown, Ohio, where they really claim me. About Davy Crockett—I don't know whether this is supposed to be a pun or not—the local papers last Sunday carried a story of the love and life of Davy Crockett. I don't know whether it has anything to do with the order of business or not. Chairman Kefauver. He is a great hero in Tennessee. Mr. Warner. He is all over the world. He is doing a big job.