Edward G. Robinson (born Emanuel Goldenberg; Yiddish: ×²×ž× Ö·× ×•×¢×œ
×'× Ö¸×œ×"×¢× ×'ער×'‎; December 12, 1893 â€" January 26, 1973) was
a Romanian American actor of stage and screen during Hollywood's
Golden Age. He appeared in 30 Broadway plays and more than 100 films
during a 50-year career and is best remembered for his tough-guy roles
as gangsters in such films as Little Caesar and Key Largo.During the
1930s and 1940s, he was an outspoken public critic of fascism and
Nazism, which were growing in strength in Europe leading up to World
War II. His activism included contributing over $250,000 to more than
850 organizations involved in war relief, along with cultural,
educational and religious groups. During the 1950s, he was called to
testify at the House Un-American Activities Committee during the Red
Scare, but was cleared of any deliberate Communist involvement when he
claimed he was "duped" by several people whom he named (including
screenwriter Dalton Trumbo, according to the official Congressional
record, "Communist infiltration of Hollywood motion-picture
industry").Robinson's roles included an insurance investigator in the
film noir Double Indemnity, Dathan (adversary of Moses) in The Ten
Commandments, and his final performance in the science-fiction story
Soylent Green. Robinson received an Academy Honorary Award for his
work in the film industry, which was awarded two months after he died
in 1973. He is ranked number 24 in the American Film Institute's list
of the 25 greatest male stars of Classic American cinema.
×'× Ö¸×œ×"×¢× ×'ער×'‎; December 12, 1893 â€" January 26, 1973) was
a Romanian American actor of stage and screen during Hollywood's
Golden Age. He appeared in 30 Broadway plays and more than 100 films
during a 50-year career and is best remembered for his tough-guy roles
as gangsters in such films as Little Caesar and Key Largo.During the
1930s and 1940s, he was an outspoken public critic of fascism and
Nazism, which were growing in strength in Europe leading up to World
War II. His activism included contributing over $250,000 to more than
850 organizations involved in war relief, along with cultural,
educational and religious groups. During the 1950s, he was called to
testify at the House Un-American Activities Committee during the Red
Scare, but was cleared of any deliberate Communist involvement when he
claimed he was "duped" by several people whom he named (including
screenwriter Dalton Trumbo, according to the official Congressional
record, "Communist infiltration of Hollywood motion-picture
industry").Robinson's roles included an insurance investigator in the
film noir Double Indemnity, Dathan (adversary of Moses) in The Ten
Commandments, and his final performance in the science-fiction story
Soylent Green. Robinson received an Academy Honorary Award for his
work in the film industry, which was awarded two months after he died
in 1973. He is ranked number 24 in the American Film Institute's list
of the 25 greatest male stars of Classic American cinema.
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