Herbert Hutner

Herbert Hutner (December 21, 1908 – December 7, 2008) was an American private investment banker, attorney and philanthropist.

Spouses:

Zsa Zsa Gabor (m.1962-1966; divorced)
Juli Reding (m.1969-2001; his death)

Children:

Jeffrey Hutner
Lynn M. Collwell

Biography

Early life

Herbert Loeb Hutner was born on December 21, 1908 in New York City. He graduated from Columbia University in 1928 and received a law degree from the Columbia Law School in 1931.

Career

He started his career at the stock market, founding Osterman & Hutner with Lester Osterman. He then served as the Chairman of Sleight & Hellmuth Inc., Pressed Metals of America, Struthers Wells Corp. and the Platinum Mining Co.. Later, he served as the President of the New England Life Insurance Co..

He was chairman of the President's Advisory Committee on the Arts from 1982 to 1990, serving under Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush.

Philanthropy

He made charitable contributions to the Jules Stein Eye Institute at UCLA and the Young Musicians Foundation. Additionally, he was a co-founder of the Los Angeles Music Center.

Personal life

He was married three times. His second wife was Zsa Zsa Gabor; they married on November 5, 1962. They divorced on March 3, 1966. He married Juli Reding, an actress, on her 33rd birthday, November 28, 1969. He had a son, Jeffrey Hutner, and a daughter, Lynn M. Collwell.

Death

He died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles on December 7, 2008.