Harold Matzner Dies: “Mr. Palm Springs,” Who Revived And Led The City’s Film Festival & Championed Its Arts, Was 88

Harold Matzner, the philanthropist, businessman and cultural architect known as “Mr. Palm Springs” who transformed the Southern California desert city and revived and led its film festival, died Thursday in Palm Springs after a brief illness. He was 88. Born on July 4, 1937, in Newark, NJ, Matzner worked as a sportswriter before turning his […]