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 Edward G. Robinson -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article
Edward G. Robinson (December 12, 1893 - January 26, 1973) was a (A Balkan republic in southeastern Europe) Romanian- (A native or inhabitant of the United States) American (A theatrical performer) actor of stage and (Photographic material consisting of a base of celluloid covered with a photographic emulsion; used to make negatives or transparencies) film.
Born Emanuel Goldenberg in (National capital and largest city of Romania in southeastern Romania) Bucharest, he emigrated with his family to (A Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies) New York in 1903.
One of many actors who saw his career flourish in the new sound film era rather than falter, he made only three films prior to 1930 but left his stage career that year and made fourteen films in 1930-32.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/e/ed/edward_g._robinson.htm   (429 words)

  
 EDWARD ROBINSON - LoveToKnow Article on EDWARD ROBINSON
See Henry B. Smith and Roswell D. Hitchcock, The Life, Writings and Character of Edward Robinson (New York, 1863); a biography of Mrs Robinson was published, with a collection of her stories, in Leipzig, in 1874.
A great Biblical scholar and exegete, Robinson must be considered the pioneer and father of Biblical geography his Biblical Researches, supplemented by the Physical Geography of the Holy Land (1865), were based on careful personal exploration and tempered by a thoroughly critical spirit, which was possibly at times too sceptical of local tradition.
(1794-1863), American Biblical scholar, was born in Southington, Connecticut, on the loth of April 1794, the son of William Robinson (1754-1825), minister of the Congregational Church of Southington.
www.1911encyclopedia.org /R/RO/ROBINSON_EDWARD.htm   (379 words)

  
 Edward G. Robinson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Edward G. Robinson (December 12, 1893 – January 26, 1973) was a American actor of stage and film.
Classic Movies (1939 - 1969): Edward G. Robinson
Hank Azaria mimicked Robinson's voice for the character of Chief Wiggum on The Simpsons.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Edward_G._Robinson   (538 words)

  
 EDWARD CONSTANT ROBINSON
Edward Constant Robinson, attorney, of Oakland, was born in Jackson county, Oregon, February 6, 1855, a son of Dr. Jesse and Lavinia Jane (Constant) Robinson, both living in Solano county.
The paternal ancestry of the subject of this sketch is of New England descent for several generations, and is perhaps derived from William Robinson, one of the early colonists of Cambridge, said to be a kinsman of Rev. John, pastor of the Pilgrims in Leyden.
Jesse, the youngest but one of the children of Jesse and Abiah Robinson, and the father of the subject of this sketch, was born in Hartwick, New York, August 28, 1825, and received his early education there.
www.cagenweb.com /archives/Biographies/alameda/alam-rob.htm   (1236 words)

  
 Edwin Arlington Robinson's Life and Career
Robinson was the first major American poet of the twentieth century, unique in that he devoted his life to poetry and willingly paid the price in poverty and obscurity.
Robinson had first met Emma Shepherd, the great love of his life, while taking dancing lessons in 1887, and in her he found a companion he could talk to and who encouraged his poetry.
The third of three sons, Robinson had been considered a disappointment by his mother, who had wanted a daughter.
www.english.uiuc.edu /maps/poets/m_r/robinson/life.htm   (2064 words)

  
 The Times and Life of Edward Robinson
Edward Robinson (1794-1863) is often described as the father of Biblical Archaeology but, strictly speaking, that description is wrong on at least two counts.
Robinson was successful in his epoch-making journey in 1837 not only because he was allowed to travel so freely but because his guide, Eli Smith, already had had---thanks to Mohammed Ali’s policies---a number of years’ experience in the region and could negotiate the many difficulties which they would face.
Robinson's contributions in biblical geography, and by extension archaeology, were closely tied in origin to the missionary movement.
www.bibleinterp.com /articles/robinson.htm   (2937 words)

  
 Edward G. Robinson Biography (1893-1973)
Edward G. Robinson was born Emmanuel Goldenberg on the 12th December 1893 in Bucharest, Romania.
Robinson debuted on Broadway in 1915, and, over the next 15 years, became a noted stage character actor, even co-writing one of his plays, The Kibitzer (1929).
Robinson continued his career, however, which now included television work, and he remained a busy actor until shortly before his death from cancer in 1973.
www.leninimports.com /edward_g_robinson.html   (445 words)

  
 EDWARD ROBINSON VC
Edward Robinson was born in Portsea, Hampshire on 17 June 1838 and served in the Naval Brigade during the Indian Mutiny and was just 19 years of age at the time of his VC action at the siege of Lucknow, in aid of the evacuation of women and children from the Residency.
Edward Robinson was invalided from the Royal Navy later in 1858 and was employed as a Coastguard for 10 years followed by 10 years in the Naval Reserve Office.
The Legion branch decided to channel their efforts into refurbishing the grave of Edward Robinson and the Branch Memorial Sub-Committee, under the guidance of George Murray, set about to raise the necessary funds.
www.homeusers.prestel.co.uk /stewart/bbrobins.htm   (468 words)

  
 Rico's End: A tribute to Edward G. Robinson
Edward G. Robinson was a skilled actor of the stage and.screen whose vivid portrayal of motion picture gangsters, among them Little Caesar, during the nineteen-thirties marked powerful mobsters who ruled the underworld during the Prohibition era.
One of Robinson’ brothers was hit on the head with a rock during a schoolboy pogrom and years later, in America, died probably from the effects of the blow.
Robinson was an excellent actor and was to have received a special Oscar for his ”outstanding contribution to motion pictures“ at the Academy Awards ceremony March 27, It would have been his first Oscar.
www.moderntimes.com /egr/biography.html   (1855 words)

  
 obits.com, The Internet Obituary Network, Obituary for Edward G. Robinson
Edward G. Robinson lost his battle with cancer on January 26th, 1973 in Hollywood, California, and was awarded a posthumous Academy Award for his lifetime work in motion pictures.
Born in Rumania, actor Edward G. Robinson became an American movie hero, his career covering 5 decades and nearly 100 films.
Robinson continued to demonstrate his diversity for the last 10 years of his career, leaping from the gangster spoof "Robin and the 7 Hoods" with Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra, to co-starring role in the Western "Cheyenne Autumn".
www.obits.com /robinsonedwardg.html   (987 words)

  
 Family Tree Maker's Genealogy Site: User Home Pages: The Edward Charles Robinson Family Home Page
Francis (1680~1762) and Elizabeth Robinson's farm was was located on land partly in RI and partly in Stonington, CT. This farm land was passed in part to son Edward and Martha Robinson and then to son Francis and Sarah Robinson.
Grampa Robinson was visitng from Greenwich in a newly purchased automobile, as I recall.
William Lewis Robinson, 1829-1904, was the son of Francis P. Robinson, brother of George Leroy Robinson, and uncle of Charles Henry Robinson.
familytreemaker.genealogy.com /users/r/o/b/Edward-C-Robinson   (10287 words)

  
 Edward Robinson Squibb Biography / Biography of Edward Robinson Squibb Biography Biography
Edward Robinson Squibb was born on July 4, 1819 in Wilmington, Delaware to James and Catherine Harrison (Bonsall) Squibb.
Edward Robinson Squibb (1819-1900) was a physician, chemist, and pharmacist who dedicated his career to ensuring that drugs were pure and effective.
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www.bookrags.com /biography-edward-robinson-squibb   (247 words)

  
 Edward Robinson
On March 9, 1970, SP6 Robinson was on Temporary Duty Assignment (TDY) to Detachment 2, 175th Radio Research Company on Con Son Island 60 miles off the southern coast of South Vietnam, the location of the Coast Guard NORAN station.
He noticed some military clothing on the beach (which was later determined to be Robinson's), and an individual out in the bay about 1/2 mile offshore.
Robinson's unit apparently operated under USASA through its 303rd Battalion headquarters at Long Binh.
www.bull-enterprises.com /michelle/edward.html   (494 words)

  
 Edward G
The tough guy image of Edward G. Robinson, lips curled, posture challenging, and holding a cigar like a weapon, doesn't synch with the erudite art expert who was a big winner on The $64,000 Question, one of the fifties and sixties most popular programs.
Robinson might be the last guy you think of when it comes to comedy, but he was great in one of the best gangster spoofs Hollywood has ever done.
Robinson's death scene in the movie is all the more moving for his then recent death.
www.filmsondisc.com /posterarchive/Robinson/edward_g_robinson.htm   (800 words)

  
 Edward Robinson
Edward Robinson serves in a dual capacity in both the History and the Biblical Studies departments.
Edward and his wife, Toni, have three children: Clarice, Ashley and Erika.
Edward has preached since 1984 in Texas, Mississippi and Illinois.
www.acu.edu /academics/cbs/dbmm/faculty/robinson.html   (101 words)

  
 Information about U.S. FDC: 33¢ Edward G. Robinson: Legends of Hollywood Series
Edward G. Robinson was born in Rumania in 1893 with the birth name of Emanuel Goldenberg.
The Warner Brothers gangster triumvirate of the 1930s included Edward G. Robinson, James Cagney and Humphrey Bogart.
Typecast as a hood, Robinson actually was a gentle, cultured man who spoke eight languages, had a world-famous Impressionist art collection, and contributed generously to many philanthropic and humanitarian causes.
www.unicover.com /EA1CABBW.HTM   (460 words)

  
 Hollywood Tough Guy Edward G. Robinson to be Honored on U.S. Postage Stamp
WASHINGTON - Actor Edward G. Robinson, best known for his memorable film roles as a gangster, will be honored Oct.
Robinson is the sixth honoree in the Legends of Hollywood stamp series, which also highlights the achievements of Marilyn Monroe (1995), James Dean (1996), Humphrey Bogart (1997), Alfred Hitchcock (1998) and James Cagney (1999).
Robinson is best remembered for his classic portrayals of gangsters in "Little Caesar" (1931) and several other films.
www.psestamp.com /articles/article2722.chtml   (627 words)

  
 St. James Encyclopedia of Pop Culture: Edward G. Robinson
Actor Edward G. Robinson remains inextricably linked with the establishment, in the early 1930s, of a new, popular and influential genre in the cinema: the Warner Bros. gangster movie.
Eventually, Edward G. Robinson amassed a second art collection equally as distinguished as his first, and enjoyed a second marriage with Jane Adler.
But 1956 was unfortunately also the year of Robinson's divorce, after nearly three decades of marriage, from Gladys Lloyd, the terms of which forced the actor (and amateur painter) to sell off his precious art collection.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_g1epc/is_bio/ai_2419201023   (1025 words)

  
 Robinson, Edward G. --  Britannica Student Encyclopedia
Robinson, Edward G. American stage and film actor who skillfully played a wide range of character types but who is best known for his portrayals of gangsters and criminals.
Robinson, Edward G. Noted for characterizing tough, forceful men, U.S. motion picture actor Edward G. Robinson created the prototype for the ruthless gangsters featured in many movies of the 1930s.
"Information on the American stage and film actor, Edward G. Robinson, best known for his portrayals of gangsters and criminals.
www.britannica.com /ebi/article-9334752   (797 words)

  
 COURTTV.COM - Kansas v. Robinson - Full Coverage
John Edward Robinson Sr., who is accused of luring women on the Internet and killing six over 15 years, faces the death penalty for three murders in Kansas.
John E. Robinson, convicted of killing three women in Kansas, pleaded guilty Thursday to five more murders in Missouri, where some of the victims' bodies were found shoved into barrels in a storage locker.
Robinson, who allegedly met women online under the screen name "Slavemaster," is accused of a total of six murders in two states.
www.courttv.com /trials/robinson   (345 words)

  
 Archive Photos: Edward G. Robinson@ HighBeam Research
Romanian-born American actor Edward G. Robinson displays his ³mug² which has become synonymous with the 1930s Hollywood gangster.
Noted for his roles in movies including "Little Caesar", Robinson struggled throughout the remainder of his career to break from his early image.
www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1P1:30453613&refid=ip_encyclopedia_hf   (139 words)

  
 Edward Robinson
John had known Edward since the 1890's when Edward was working at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts as a curator of classical antiquities.
It is the same Edward Robinson who would later strike the
And it was Edward that spearheaded the fund drive for continuation of the Boston Public Library murals after its first instillation in 1895.
www.jssgallery.org /Paintings/10036.htm   (194 words)

  
 EDWARD G. ROBINSON - ANNOTATED PHOTOGRAPH SIGNED
His widow accepted the statuette from Charlton Heston, reading an acknowledgment Robinson had written.
Had it come earlier, it would have aroused deep feelings in me, still not so deep as now...." Among Robinson's many memorable parts were title roles in Little Caesar, The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse, Brother Orchid, Dr.
EDWARD G. Incredibly, never nominated for an Academy Award!
www.galleryofhistory.com /archive/1_2002/actors/EDWARD_G_ROBINSON.htm   (230 words)

  
 IHAS: Poet
Robinson's famous triptych set to music by John Duke limns portraits of three Tilbury men living lives of silent despair.
Reared in Gardiner, ME, and educated at Harvard, Robinson's philosophical perspective came to combine the idealism of the waning Romantic Age with the dark pessimism of the dawning century.
Maine poet whose numerous volumes of verse explore the repressive life of small-town American, Edwin Arlington Robinson drew inspiration for his portraits and tales from the tortured lives of his family and acquaintances.
www.pbs.org /wnet/ihas/poet/robinson.html   (470 words)

  
 Amazon.co.uk: Video: Edward G. Robinson - Scarlet Street / The Stranger [1946]
A war crimes investigator, played by Edward G Robinson, tracks down a senior Nazi, Franz Kindler, to a sleepy New England town where he's living in concealment as a respected college professor.
Starring: Edward G. Robinson, Joan Bennett, et al.
And Robinson, dogged in pursuit, is as quietly excellent as ever.
www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/B000060NYP   (626 words)

  
 MSN Encarta - Multimedia - Edward G. Robinson
Robinson, Edward G. Exclusively for MSN Encarta Premium Subscribers.
During his fifty years in Hollywood, American actor Edward G. Robinson played a wide range of roles.
MSN Encarta - Multimedia - Edward G. Robinson
encarta.msn.com /media_461523523/Edward_G_Robinson.html   (52 words)

  
 Search for "edward arlington robinson" provided by Poetry Connection
NEAR Clapham village, where fields began, Saint Edward met a beggar man. It was Christmas morning, the church bells tolled, The old man trembled for the fierce cold.
(co-written by Sharon Robinson) Everybody knows that the dice are loaded Everybody rolls with their fingers crossed Everybody knows that the war is over Everybody knows the good guys lost Everybody knows the fight was fixed The poor stay poor,...
In the cold, cold parlor my mother laid out Arthur beneath the chromographs: Edward, Prince of Wales, with Princess Alexandra, and King George with Queen Mary.
www.poetryconnection.net /search/edward_arlington_robinson   (1372 words)

  
 Robinson, Herbert Edward - Bright Sparcs Biographical entry
Herbert Edward Robinson was the founder of H.E.C. Robinson Ltd, which became a subsidiary of Angus & Robertson in 1959.
Robinson, Herbert Edward - Bright Sparcs Biographical entry
Robinson was also the largest partner in the Australian Guide Book Co. Ltd; he relinquished his controlling interest to Cecil Gregory by deed of gift shortly before his death, giving rise to Gregory's Guides and Maps Pty Ltd. Founder of the (Royal) Geographical Society of Australasia 1885, delegate to the 1923 Sydney Regional Plan Convention.
www.asap.unimelb.edu.au /bsparcs/biogs/P002523b.htm   (223 words)

  
 Selected Poems - Edward Arlington Robinson - Penguin Group (USA)
With an introduction that sheds light on Robinson's influence on poets from Eliot and Pound to Frost and Berryman, this collection brings an unjustly neglected poet to a new generation of readers.
Edwin Arlington Robinson's finely crafted, formal rhythms mirror the tension the poet sees between life's immutable circumstances and humanity's often tragic attempts to exert control.
“#Robinson’s# theme was unhappiness itself, but his skill was as happy as it was playful.
www.penguinputnam.com /nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,0_0140189882,00.html?sym=TAB   (174 words)

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