Mansions Go Under the Gavel
Maggie Steber for The New York Times



An auction of his home and all its contents raised less than the $3 million Jack Warner needed to avoid bankruptcy.

By GERALDINE FABRIKANT
Published: August 7, 2009

LITTLE TORCH KEY, Fla. — Jack Warner leaned against his home bar and checked his watch before resuming his blank stare at the white tent outside his multimillion-dollar dream house, with its swimming pool and views of the Florida gulf, soon to be sold at auction.

“My whole life happens in two hours,â€