biography
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Robinson, Edward G
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originally Emanuel Goldenberg
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| lived:
| (1893–1973)
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| biography:
| Film actor, born in Bucharest, Romania. His family emigrated to the USA in 1903, and he studied at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City. He started in silent films, but became famous with his vivid portrayal of a vicious gangster in Little Caesar (1930). He brought magnetism and a refreshing humanity to a rogues' gallery of larcenous hoodlums in such films as The Whole Town's Talking (1935) and Key Largo (1948). His support of democratic causes brought disfavour at the time of the McCarthy witch-hunts. Subsequently he continued in strong character parts, such as in Double Indemnity (1944) and All My Sons (1948), many of his later appearances being in international co-productions, such as The Cincinnati Kid (1965). His autobiography, All My Yesterdays, was published in 1973, and he was posthumously awarded a special Academy Award the same year. |
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