Background
LeRoy was the son of film producer-director Mervyn LeRoy and Mervyn"s second wife, Doris Warner, and was the grandson of Harry Warner, one of the founders of Warner Brothers and a major contributor to the development of the film industry.
Career
Warner founded LeRoy Adventures, which owned and operated the York Cinema, Maxwell"s Plum, Potomac in Washington, District of Columbia, Great Adventure, Tavern on the Green and the Russian Tea Room. Tavern on the Green, located in Central Park, was one of the most popular restaurants in New York City. In 1974, LeRoy took over the restaurant"s lease and reopened it in 1976 after $10 million in renovations.
During a labor dispute in 1989, Warner was quoted as asking, "What do waiters need a pension for?" Warner was known to pay for his employees" children"s education.
Tavern routinely produced the highest gross revenue of all United States. restaurants during the years from the 1980s until the early 2000s. In 1995, LeRoy purchased The Russian Tea Room, and sank $32 million into renovations.
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