Milton Fisher (1917–2001) was an American attorney, investment banker, author, teacher, and matchmaker. The Milton Fisher Scholarship for Innovation and Creativity[1] was created at the Community Foundation for Greater New Haven in Fisher's name in 2003.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][excessive citations] Fisher is the father of professor and author Shelley Fisher Fishkin.[10] He married the former Carol Plaine in 1978. His marriage to the former Renée Breger, his college sweetheart, ended with her death in 1976.
Career
editAfter graduating from Brooklyn College in 1938[11][12] and Fordham Law School in 1942,[13][14] Milton Fisher practiced law in New York and was also President of A.D. Gilhart, an investment banking firm that he founded. He taught an extremely popular Adult Education class in "Applied Creativity" in Westport, Connecticut for decades.[15][16][17][18] His avocation was matchmaking, and he was celebrated for having introduced dozens of couples.[19][20][21] Before moving to Connecticut in 1960, he was active in civic affairs in Brooklyn, New York, where he was Chairman of the Bedford District Health Center, President of the Men's Club of Union Temple, chairman of the Association for a Brooklyn Ice Rink, and president of the Board of the Eastern Parkway-Crown Heights Division of Brooklyn Jewish Community Council.[22][23][24][25] Between 1960 and his death in 2001, he commuted daily between Westport, Connecticut and Manhattan, and was renowned on Conrail/Metro-North as the creator of "Dream Wednesday," a weekly dream discussion group on the train that continued for years.[26][27]
Published books
edit- How to Make Big Money in the Over-the-Counter Market (Morrow, 1970)[28]
- Intuition: How to Use It for Success and Happiness (E. P. Dutton, 1981)[29]
- Haven't You Been Single Long Enough?: A Practical Guide for Men or Women Who Want to Get Married (Bard Press, 1992)[30]
- Intuition: How To Use it In Your Life (Wildcat Publishing Company, 1995)
- The Wonderful World of Wall Street: Where Ordinary People Can Become Quiet Millionaires (Wildcat Publishing Company, 1998)[31]
References
edit- ^ "Milton Fisher Scholarship for Innovation and Creativity". mfscholarship.org. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
- ^ "Milton Fisher Scholarship". newhavenarts.org. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
- ^ "Scholarships Awarded". www.cfgnh.org. Community Foundation for Greater New Haven. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
- ^ "Milton Fisher and his Vision". Milton Fisher Scholarship for Innovation and Creativity. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
- ^ Crocker, Catherine (February 12, 1995). "Matchmaker, Matchmaker, Make Me a Merger . . . : Valentine's Day: Investment banker Milton Fisher has brought thousands of couples together. At last count, 35 marriages have resulted, and no divorces". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
- ^ Bartlett, Kay (May 4, 1986). "Matchmaker Claims Responsibility for 27 Successful Marriages : 'Commuter Train Cupid' Leads Others to Altar". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
- ^ "European Stars And Stripes Archives, Feb 11, 1995, p. 17". newspaperarchive.com. February 11, 1995.
- ^ "Bluefield Daily Telegraph Archives, Feb 21, 1986, p. 36". newspaperarchive.com. February 21, 1986.
- ^ "Portsmouth Times Newspaper Archives, Jul 3, 1970, p. 6". newspaperarchive.com. July 3, 1970.
- ^ Palmer, Barbara (October 13, 2004). "Gifted with a 'sixth sense' for research, Twain scholar leader in American studies". Stanford News. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
- ^ Anon. (June 27, 1938). "B'klyn College Will Confer 687 Scrolls Tonight". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
- ^ Anon. "Post 50th Lifetime Achievement Award and Milton Fisher '38 Second Harvest Award". brooklyn.cuny.edu. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
- ^ Anon. "Fordham School of Law Awards". fordham.edu. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
- ^ Anon. (April 25, 2001). "The Fordham Law School Mourns the passing of Milton Fisher, Class of '42". New York Times. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
- ^ Alcosser, Lois (December 9, 1979). "Speaking Personally: Creativity's Class of '80". New York Times.
- ^ Dane, Peter (February 1, 1976). "Headliner of the Week". Bridgeport Post. Bridgeport Post. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
- ^ Anon. (April 5, 1968). "Adult Class to Show Products of Students". Bridgeport Post. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
- ^ Anon. (December 13, 1972). "Creativity Class 'Grad Night' Fun for All". Westport News. Westport News. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
- ^ Anon. (February 24, 1995). "Mergers and Acquisitions are a Passion for Milton Fisher: He's a Matchmaker". Telegraph-Forum (Bucyrus, Ohio). Retrieved July 5, 2020.
- ^ Bartlett, Kay (March 2, 1986). "Matchmaking is a Labor of Love". The Gazette (Cedar Rapids, Iowa). Retrieved July 5, 2020.
- ^ Anon. (February 27, 1986). "Commuter Cupid Claims 27 Successes". Herald and Review (Decatur, illinois). Retrieved July 5, 2020.
- ^ Anon. (April 26, 1956). "Says Religious Groups Fail in Curbing Teens". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
- ^ Ain, Barney (July 3, 1959). "Sports World". Williamsburg News (Brooklyn, New York). Retrieved July 5, 2020.
- ^ Anon. (April 2, 1958). "Park Skate Ice Rink Drive is Opened". Daily News (New York City). Retrieved July 5, 2020.
- ^ Anon. (June 22, 1954). "Civic Leader Takes on Another Role". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
- ^ Alcosser, Lois (June 26, 1977). "Dreamland Express" (PDF). New York Times. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
- ^ Madden, Richard (June 29, 1978). "Conrail Riders Honor Trainman Who is About to Lose His Punch" (PDF). New York Times. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
- ^ Woy, James B. (1973). Investment Methods: A Bibliographic Guide. R. R. Bowker. p. 209. ISBN 978-0835206310.
How to Make Big Money in the Over-the-Counter Market.
- ^ "Kirkus Review of Intuition: How to Use It for Success and Happiness". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
- ^ Lavoie, Denise. "Books and Authors: Looking for Love". apnews.com. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
- ^ "Nonfiction Book Review: The Wonderful World of Wall Street: Where Ordinary People Can Become Quiet Millionaires". Publishers Weekly. December 21, 1998. Retrieved April 11, 2019.