Harry Warner (1881–1968) was an American author and historian who wrote extensively about the early days of the motion picture industry. He was a founding member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and was the first president of the Academy's Los Angeles chapter. Warner was born in Baltimore, Maryland, and grew up in Washington, D.C. He attended the University of Maryland and worked as a reporter for the Washington Post. In 1915, he moved to Los Angeles and began writing about the motion picture industry. He wrote several books on the subject, including A History of the Movies (1931), Hollywood Be Thy Name (1937), and All Talking! All Singing! All Dancing! (1938). Warner was a passionate advocate for the preservation of early films and was instrumental in the establishment of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. He was also a founding member of the Academy's Los Angeles chapter and served as its first president. Warner died in 1968 in Los Angeles. He was posthumously inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1970.
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