In Popular Culture
- In an episode of Millionaire Hot Seat in Australia, contestant Barry Soraghan had a question for $1 million, which was about the Warner Brothers and which one of them had died on the eve of "The Jazz Singer". Harry Warner was incorrectly identified as the Warner brother who died on the eve of "The Jazz Singer" (Sam was the correct answer).
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