Background
Linder, Bertram Norman was born on November 24, 1915 in New York City. Son of Albert Aaron and Bess (Newman) Linder.
Actor Foundation administrator horse breeder
Linder, Bertram Norman was born on November 24, 1915 in New York City. Son of Albert Aaron and Bess (Newman) Linder.
Bachelor cum laude, Williams College, 1936. Postgrad., Yale University, 1938. Postgrad., Columbia University, 1939.
Doctor of Laws (honorary), University of the Cumberlands, 2006.
Vice president Linder Brothers, Inc., Scranton, Pennsylvania, 1940-1965, president, treasurer, 1965-1980, Albert A. & Bertram N. Linder Foundation, Incorporated, New York York City, since 1965. Captain infantry United States Army, 1943-1946, European Theatre of Operations.
President Jewish Federation, Scranton, 1949—1952. President, co-founder Child Guidance & Psychiatry Center, Lackawanna County. Chairman advisory board Salvation Army, Scranton, 1947—1950.
President United Way, Lackawanna County, 1960—1963. Member of B'nai B'rith (Americanism award 1965), 4th United States Infantry Division Association, Kentucky Thoroughbred Association, Thoroughbred Club of America, Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association, New York Thoroughbred Breeders, Phi Beta Kappa.
Bert was the most spectacular talented, brilliant man I ever knew.
Married Eleanor Jones (deceased). Children: Robert Allan (deceased), Denise J. Married Mary Ellen Smith.