Edward G. Robinson Edward G. Robinson Edward G. Robinson (born Emanuel Goldenberg; December 12, 1893January 26, 1973) was an American actor of stage and screen during Hollywood's Golden Age. He appeared in 40 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
Edward G. Robinson Jr. "Laramie", "Gunsmoke" and "Markham". In 1968, Superior Court judge Marvin A. Freeman adjudged him the legal father of a daughter, Shawn, born in 1966 to him and Lucille Kass. He was also arrested for and accused of drunk driving during the 1950s. In the early 1970s, Robinson's health declined due to his long battle with alcoholism. He died of a heart attack at the age of 40 in Los Angeles on February 26, 1974, only one year after the death of his father. Edward G. Robinson Jr. Edward G. "Manny" Robinson Jr. (March 19, 1933 – February 26, 1974) was