Prentis Cobb Hale

Prentis Cobb Hale Jr. (July 30, 1910 – February 16, 1996) was an American entrepreneur.

Edward W. Carter (1911–1996) succeeded Hale in the post, followed by Philip M. Hawley.

The company, later known as Carter Hawley Hale Stores Inc., owned the Emporium, Weinstock's and The Broadway, as well as Neiman-Marcus, prior to its two famous bankruptcies.

He was also a vice president of the Bank of America and a member of the Bohemian Club.

[3][4] He had four children with his first wife, Marialice King Hale, who died by suicide in March 1969.