They are Harry, Albert, Sam and Jack, the sons of a Polish-Jewish shoemaker who emigrated overseas in search of a better life from the village of Krasnosielc, central Poland.
Krasnosielc was the birthplace of Harry, Albert and Sam; Jack was born upon the family’s arrival in Canada.
2023 marks the centenary of the foundation of Warner Bros, a company which revolutionalised the film-making industry. In 1927, Warner Bros. produced The Jazz Singer, a movie which heralded the era of sound films.
The roster of cinema stars who had collaborated with Warner Bros. includes such greats as Elisabeth Taylor, Doris Day, Humphrey Bogart, Joan Crawford, James Dean, Clint Eastwood, Mel Gibson, Stanley Kubrick and Ronald Reagan.
Harry, Albert, and Sam Warner have their stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
The Avenue of Stars in Łódź, situated along Piotrkowska Street in the heart of the city, is inspired by the one in Los Angeles. It honours over 90 prominent Polish directors, actors, producers and composers of film music. (mk/pm)
Click on the audio player above for a report by Radio Poland's Michał Owczarek.
