Born |
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Died |
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Cause of death |
Bladder cancer
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Resting place |
Beth-El Cemetery, Queens, New York City
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Occupation |
Actor
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Years active |
1913–73
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Home town |
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Spouse(s) |
Gladys Lloyd ( m. 1927–56)
Jane Robinson ( m. 1958–73)
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Awards |
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Edward Goldenberg Robinson (born Emanuel Goldenberg,
Yiddish:
עמנואל גאָלדנבערג; December 12, 1893 – January 26, 1973) was a
Romanian-born American actor. A popular star during
Hollywood's Golden Age, he is best remembered for his roles as gangsters, such as Rico in his star-making film
Little Caesar and as Rocco in
Key Largo.
Other memorable roles include insurance investigator Barton Keyes in the
film noir Double Indemnity,
Dathan (adversary of Moses) in
The Ten Commandments, and his final performance as Sol Roth in the science-fiction story
Soylent Green.
Robinson was selected for an Honorary
Academy Award for his work in the film industry, which was posthumously awarded two months after the actor's death in 1973. He was included at #24 in the
American Film Institute's list of the 25
greatest male stars in American cinema.