词条 | Alfred S. Hart |
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| name =Alfred S. Hart | image = | image_size = | caption = | birth_name =Alfred Harskovitz | birth_date =1904 | birth_place =Hungary | death_date =1979 | death_place = | death_cause = | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = | residence = | nationality =American | other_names = | known_for = | education = | employer = | occupation =Businessman, banker | title = | salary = | networth = | term = | predecessor = | successor = | party = | boards = | religion = | spouse = | children = | parents = | relatives = | box_width = }} Alfred S. Hart (a.k.a. Al Hart or Alfred Harskovitz) (1904–1979) was a Hungarian-born American businessman and banker. He was a wholesaler of beer in Chicago during Prohibition and later a distributor of wine and spirits in Los Angeles, California. He served as a Director of Columbia Pictures. In 1954, he founded City National Bank in Beverly Hills. Early lifeAlfred Harskovitz was born in a Jewish family in Hungary in 1904.[1] He immigrated to the United States, settling in Chicago.[1] CareerHe started his career working for Al Capone as a wholesaler of beer during Prohibition, when it was an illegal substance.[1] He then worked for Charles Gioe and Joseph Fusco as the manager of Gold Seal Liquors.[1] He moved to California in the 1920s and quickly established Glencoe Distilleries and the Pacific Brewing Company.[1] A decade later, in the 1930s, he was the owner of Central Liquor Distributors, the San Angelo Wine and Spirit Corporation, and Alfred Hart Distilleries.[1] He later became the majority owner of the Maier Brewing Company.[1] He was the owner of the Del Mar racetrack in San Diego.[1] In 1948, he invested US$75,000 in the Flamingo Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada.[1] Additionally, he was a real estate investor in San Bernardino.[1] He served on the Board of Directors of Columbia Pictures.[1][2][3] In 1954, he founded City National Bank in Beverly Hills.[2][3] He hired Benjamin N. Maltz as the first Chairman of the Board.[2] DeathHart died in 1979.[2] References1. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Gus Russo, Supermob: How Sidney Korshak and His Criminal Associates Became America's Hidden Power Brokers, Bloomsbury Publishing USA, 2008, pp. 37-38 [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=YalWxsoWEIkC&pg=PA37&lpg=PA37&dq=alfred+s+hart+beverly+hills&source=bl&ots=N9Xt07XugQ&sig=GO2XJBemAHZQuGkzDtpyK6FLMMQ&hl=en&sa=X&ei=ANKeVNfQJsG2mwX6n4CQCQ&ved=0CDYQ6AEwBA#v=onepage&q=alfred%20s%20hart%20beverly%20hills&f=false] {{DEFAULTSORT:Hart, Alfred S.}}2. ^1 2 3 John M. Broder, Bram Goldsmith: Maverick Banker to Stars : City National Chief Is a Top Deal-Maker and Industry's Best Paid, The Los Angeles Times, July 21, 1985 3. ^1 Kathryn Tully, Making New York an offer it can't refuse, The Financial Times, August 4, 2006 11 : 1904 births|1979 deaths|Hungarian emigrants to the United States|People from Chicago|Businesspeople from Los Angeles|People from Beverly Hills, California|American people of Hungarian-Jewish descent|Al Capone associates|Columbia Pictures|American corporate directors|American bankers |
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