Background
Benjamin N. Maltz was born in 1901 in Chicago, Illinois.
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Career
He was the first Chairman of the City National Bank (New York Stock Exchange: CYN). He started his career as a whisky broker in Chicago. In 1954, Maltz was hired as the first Chairman of the Board of City National Bank, a new bank founded by Alfred South. Hart based in Beverly Hills, California.
Over the years, the bank became known as the "bank of the stars," bankrolling many American movie stars.
Maltz made many charitable donations during his lifetime, believing that those who have been successful must give back to their community. Nowadays, the Ben Maltz Gallery at the Otis College of Art and Design is named in his honour.
So is the Maltz Park, located on the corner of Sunset Boulevard and Whittier Drive in Beverly Hills, California. Goldsmith died in 1993.
