James A. Lebenthal

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James A. Lebenthal
Born
James Avram Lebenthal

June 22, 1928
DiedNovember 14, 2014 (age 86)
NationalityAmerican
EducationPrinceton University (B.A.)
SpouseJacqueline Beymer
ChildrenAlexandra Lebenthal
ParentSayra Fischer Lebenthal

James "Jim" Avram Lebenthal (June 22, 1928 – November 14, 2014) was an American business person, specialised in

municipal bonds. Earlier in his career he also worked as a journalist, filmmaker and copywriter. In 1959 he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film
for his first and only film production T Is for Tumbleweed.

Life

Lebenthal was born in 1928.

Young & Rubicam.[3][4]

Lebenthal wrote the script and produced the short film T Is for Tumbleweed in 1958, directed by Louis Clyde Stoumen. The film starred the five-year-old Anne Lockhart. The movie was nominated at the 31st Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film, but ultimately lost to the Walt Disney production Grand Canyon.[4]

In 1963 he joined Lebenthal & Company, formerly led by his mother

Merrill Lynch.[1] In the same year he published his first book Confessions of a Municipal Bond Salesman. Two years later he and his daughter Alexandra founded the new businesses Lebenthal & Co. LLC and Wealth and Family Office Management, Alexandra & James.[1]

Lebenthal received several prizes, such as the lifetime awards of the National Federation of Municipal Analysts and The Bond Market Association.[1]

Personal life

He was married to Jacqueline Beymer Lebenthal (1930–2010) until her death.[10] Both have two daughters and a son. He died in New York City on November 14, 2014, at the age of 86 after a heart attack.[11]

Works

  • Jim Lebenthal, Bernice Kanner: Confessions of a Municipal Bond Salesman. John Wiley & Sons, 2006, 226 Seiten,
    ISBN 978-0471771746
  • Jim Lebenthal: Lebenthal On Munis – Straight Talk About Tax Free Municipal Bonds For The Troubled Investor Deciding, “Yes…” or “No!” Morgan-James Publishing, 2009, 160 Seiten,
    ISBN 978-1600376566

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Jim Lebenthal Remains Muni Bonds' Biggest Champion Archived February 2, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, dailyfinance.com, retrieved January 23, 2014
  2. ^ Jewish Business News: "Municipal Bond Champion James Lebenthal Dead at 86" November 16, 2011
  3. ^ Jim Lebenthal Archived November 29, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, lebenthal.com, retrieved January 23, 2014
  4. ^ a b James Lebenthal's 'Confessions' Chronicles a Colorful Life, nysun.com, retrieved January 23, 2014
  5. ^ Sayra Fischer Lebenthal, 95, Dies; A Founder of Bond-Trading Firm, nytimes.com, retrieved January 23, 2014
  6. ^ Jim Lebenthal Remains Muni Bonds' Biggest Champion Archived February 2, 2014, at the Wayback Machine bei dailyfinance.com, retrieved, 23 January 2014
  7. ^ Have I got a Muni for You!, nytimes.com, retrieved January 23, 2014
  8. ^ A Wall Street Succession, newyorker.com, retrieved January 23, 2014
  9. ^ Alexandra Lebenthal: The new queen of Wall Street Archived February 3, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, cnn.com, retrieved January 23, 2014
  10. ^ Remembering Jacqueline Beymer Lebenthal, observer.com, retrieved January 23, 2014
  11. ^ "Muni Pioneer James A. Lebenthal Dies - the Bond Buyer". Archived from the original on November 14, 2014. Retrieved November 14, 2014., BondBuyer.com, Retrieved November 14, 2014

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