Name: Albert Schatz
Title: Member
Company: Albert P. Schatz, LLC
Location: 109 Croton Ave., Ossining, N.Y.
Date of birth: November, 29, 1916
Family: Wife, 2 sons, 4 grandsons
College: Business college
First job outside of real estate: Worked on wardrobe for films such as "Gone With the Wind," "Stagecoach," "Robin Hood," "Wuthering Heights," "Gunga Din."
First job in real estate or allied field: Salesperson
What do you do now and what are you planning for the future? We handle residential and land development, as well as commercial and industrial. My boys now run the business, and it is their intention to become more involved in construction and development on their own.
Hobbies: Antiquing, travel and exploring restaurants
Favorite book: "Blackcock Feathers" by Maurice Walsh
Favorite movie: "Brief Encounter," a British film made at the end of World War II, with Celia Johnson and Trevor Howard.
Persons you admire most (outside of family): No particular individual: people with integrity and concern for their fellowmen, and stick to it , come hell or high water.
Keys to success: All any of us has going for us is our name and reputation. We have always tried to maintain ours at the highest level.
If you had to choose another vocation what would it be? Film producer
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