Edward G. Robinson
| Born | December 12, 1893 |
| Hometown | Bucharest, Romania |
| Height | 5'5" (1.65m) |
| Spouse | Jane Robinson, Gladys Lloyd |
| Children | Edward G. Robinson Jr. |
| Parents | Sarah Guttman Goldenberg, Morris Goldenberg |
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When the Storm Rages, These Noir Films Steal the Spotlight
- Film noir, which translates to “black movies,” explores the shades of gray in the lives of cops, criminals, and everyone in between. These films find dignity in cruel gangsters and darkness in crusading detectives, suggesting that no one is all good or all bad. Made by masters such as Alfred Hitchcock, Fritz Lang, and Orson...
Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn.Widow of man robbed and shot outside Born’s Bar says ‘justice and accountability’ needed from bar
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St. Paul bar customer was watched before robbery and shooting, charges say
As a 42-year-old drank at a St. Paul bar, a bartender and a man appeared to be monitoring his movements and communicating with other people, according to charges filed this week. When he walked outside, he was robbed and shot. The victim was initially able to talk to police, but he went into cardiac arrest and is not expected to survive, the criminal complaint said. Now, the Ramsey County ...
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The 30 best crime films of all time – ranked
Cinema history is crime-ridden. In 1901, a French short called Histoire d’un crime told the story of a burglar who commits murder and is sent to the guillotine. In 1903, the American short The Great Train Robbery depicted an early cinematic hold-up. And a 1906 film called The Black Hand is considered by historians to be the oldest surviving gangster film.
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Famous birthdays for Dec. 12: Regina Hall, Lincoln Melcher
Actor Regina Hall turns 53 and actor Lincoln Melcher turns 20, among the famous birthdays for Dec. 12.
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Opinion: A powerful weapon for prosecutors is now in the hands of Fani Willis
RICO laws, alluding to the protagonist of a 1931 gangster movie, are a powerful tool in the hands of prosecutors. Rudy Giuliani used the federal law to help make his national reputation and its Georgia version now is being wielded by Fulton County district attorney Fani Willis to indict Giuliani, former President Donald Trump and 17 others
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Look Back ... to 'Key Largo' opening here, 1948
Aug. 13—Aug. 13, 1948, in The Star: The new movie "Key Largo" is due to open day after tomorrow at the Calhoun Theater in Anniston. Based on Maxwell Anderson's celebrated stage play, "Key Largo" is top-league fare all the way down, for it stars Humphrey Bogart (who battles the mobsters), Edward G. Robinson, Lauren Bacall, Lionel Barrymore and Claire Trevor. Also this date: Two young Anniston ...
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Mark A. Vieira celebrates ‘100 Years of Warner Bros.’
Here’s looking at Warner Bros. which is celebrating its 100th anniversary. Earlier this year, Turner Classic Movies, which is a member of the Warner Bros. Discovery family, celebrated the centennial with a monthlong tribute to the studio that gave the world such landmark films as 1927’s “The Jazz Singer,” the first feature with synchronized recorded […]
- EntertainmentThe Hollywood Reporter
Hollywood Flashback: ‘Soylent Green’ Depicted an Overpopulated Planet With a Dark Secret
This story is part of The Hollywood Reporter’s 2023 Sustainability Issue (click here to read more). In 1970, 20 million Americans participated in the first Earth Day. One of the more alarming predictions that day was from Stanford biologist Paul Ehrlich, who foresaw a future in which “population will inevitably and completely outstrip whatever small […]
- EntertainmentThe Telegraph
Ted Donaldson, Hollywood teen star who worked with Cary Grant, Edward G Robinson and Gregory Peck – obituary
Ted Donaldson, who has died aged 89, rose to prominence as a teen star during the tail-end of the Second World War, working alongside a string of Hollywood A-listers, including Edward G Robinson and Cary Grant.
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Edward G Robinson, the Hollywood tough guy who fought Hitler’s ‘gangsterism’ – from Britain
Two years after Winston Churchill’s “We shall fight them on the beaches” speech, another short and charismatic figure, seldom photographed without a cigar, lifted listeners’ spirits with a series of rousing speeches up and down Britain – and over its airwaves.
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This Classic 1930s Beverly Hills Estate Is Now a $22 Million Modern Masterpiece
Did we mention the waterslide?
