Talk:Edward G. Robinson

world war
Did he joined world war? Yes he did United States Navy during World War I, but was never sent overseas.

Kid
He has a kid by the name of Edward G. Robinson, Jr. who is also an actor, see Find-A-Grave. Lincher 21:04, 22 March 2006 (UTC)

Edward G. Robinson Jr. is also mentioned in IBMd database, see www.imbd.com, he acted in movies like Bus Stop (film) or Some Like It Hot. --CarstenDUS 18:38, 4 May 2007 (UTC)

Lung cancer
Robinson appeared in TV public service annnouncements, after he was diagnosed with lung cancer, to warn against smoking. I have only a faint recollection of this, as I was maybe six years old. Does anyone know more about this?
 * There was an "Edward G. Robinson" brand of pipe tobacco, which I believe is still sold. I wonder how he could square this obvious endorsement with an anti-smoking campaign. (I don't know how far back this goes: maybe his estate permitted the use of his name after his death.) WHPratt (talk) 13:49, 25 November 2011 (UTC) Are you sure that you're not confusing him with Yul Brynner or William Talman, each of whom did film such a warning? WHPratt (talk) 16:52, 8 March 2014 (UTC)

"'I'm Yul Brynner and I'm dead now.' – Bill Hicks"
 * Sorry, just had to be said. RadioKAOS / Talk to me, Billy / Transmissions 10:33, 22 May 2014 (UTC)

Yes, you can still purchase EGR-branded pipe tobacco! Maybe that should be added to the article. "Edward G. Robinson's is an old-school blend of the sort that served as the 'daily bread' for many a pipeman of the mid-twentieth century, composed simply of ribbon-cut light Burley and Black Cavendish, a hint of Latakia, and a mild fruit/plum aromatic." (www.smokingpipes.com) WHPratt (talk) 00:08, 4 November 2015 (UTC) I corrected a name (Talman, not Hopper). WHPratt (talk) 01:14, 22 January 2016 (UTC)

Served in WWI
I had to edit out the "at the outbreak" part of this sentence. If he actually served in the Navy "at the outbreak" of WW1 then it wouldn't have been the US Navy because they didn't get involved until at least two years after the start. ```` —Preceding unsigned comment added by 165.12.252.112 (talk) 03:49, 26 February 2010 (UTC)

I Don't believe Robinson served in the war. I have several books on Hollywood stars and war service and his name is not listed; I have also possess obituaries of Robinson, and again, war service is never mentioned. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.14.23.236 (talk) 03:23, 25 September 2010 (UTC)

I found a source about his WWI service and had added the appropriate information (14 Jan 2016).

Robinson on radio
As a fan of old-time radio, I think it would be a good idea to include Robinson's starring role as crime-fighting newspaperman Steve Wilson in the radio drama "Big Town". —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.57.249.250 (talk) 03:20, 12 April 2009 (UTC)

Addendum
Most of us will remember EGR? -J.! Pierre didn't know where it came from, he only knew that it came and it helped in oh-so-many ways. The money always arrived with a small short note that simply said, "Keep up the great cause, we will prevail," and was simply signed, "Manny."

Pierre didn't know who Manny was - nobody did! Not then anyway, we do now. But this was during World War II when the Black Horror was sweeping Europe. That's what Manny called it, The Black Horror, & of course he was referring to the Nazi plague that was taking over most of the continent. Pierre was a leader of the French Resistance, commonly called the underground. He fought with groups of French citizens in the best way he could, by living within main society and leading bands of armed resistance against the Germans in clandestine activities. They would ambush German patrols, blow up German installations and sabotage Nazi operations in any way they could.

The Allies were good at providing arms and weapons, but the underground also needed money. That was a commodity that was very hard to come by during the war, especially when your country is completely occupied by an invading military force.

And that's where Manny came in. He sent money, and he sent a lot of it. Manny was Emmanuel Goldenberg, born a Romanian Jew, who was now living in America. Manny had done very well in his life and he knew only too well what kinds of horrors were going on in his native Romania & the rest of Europe. Jews and others were being gassed and killed by the millions and he had to do something. One thing he could do was use his good fortune to help the war effort. He had tried to join the Armed Forces, but he didn't qualify, so he did what he could.

He sent money to where it was needed the most - to the resistance as I said, Pierre was one of the leaders of the resistance. There were many, but Pierre controlled the action around the area of Normandy. He and his people were very instrumental in assisting the Allied invasion on D-Day by sabotaging redirecting many Nazi forces moments before the actual invasion. Much of this was possible because of the money that arrived every month. Month after month for two years money arrived for Pierre and his cause from Manny. It never failed! It literally saved the day. No, Pierre never knew who Manny was, only that he sent money for food, clothes, gasoline and many other important things. But years later, we know who Manny was, that silent guardian angel of the French underground. So do you! He was one of the biggest stars in Hollywood, and a fine gentleman. It's a Little Known Fact that a very important part of the success of the French underground came from a source they never knew: Emmanuel Goldenberg, or as you knew him, the very fine actor Edward G. Robinson.

— Preceding unsigned comment added by Haristone (talk • contribs) 23:15, 26 June 2009‎

In the Edward G. Robinson Wikipedia article there appears no mention of his doings with the House Un-American Activities Committee. Why is this? Has it been deleted?
 * It's mentioned in the Personal life and Political activism sections. --Light show (talk) 17:59, 1 February 2016 (UTC)

Second Name
Wasn`t his second name "GOLDBERGER" instead of "GOLDENBERG" ? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.179.56.181 (talk) 00:30, 24 August 2009 (UTC)


 * I'd actually like to see some evidence that Edward G. Robinson's middle name was anything other than plain old "G." OK, maybe he chose G because of his original surname, but his middle name itself was no more "Goldenberger" than Harry S. Truman's middle name was "Sherman" or "Stephen" or whatever - it was just "S.".   I'm happy to be convinced otherwise.  --  JackofOz (talk) 13:15, 24 August 2009 (UTC)

Well, I have some fare relatives, their first name is GOLDBERGER. And they are relatives. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.179.84.130 (talk) 00:12, 2 October 2009 (UTC)
 * People's first names have nothing to do with anything. Don't know what you mean by "fare relatives".  --   Jack of Oz    ... speak! ...   05:24, 12 September 2010 (UTC)

Yiddish name or Hebrew?
The lede shows a translation of Robinson's birth name in "Yiddish." Isn't what's shown actually Hebrew rather than Yiddish? Monkeyzpop (talk) 07:34, 23 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Yiddish is written with the Hebrew alphabet.76.199.91.105 (talk) 11:30, 24 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Replying to an old comment, but I change the spelling of the name in the intro of the article as someone had apparently typed it out phonetically in Yiddish but I would be surprised if he actually wrote it like that, rather than writing the first name as it is written in Hebrew, as it was in the Wikidata item under Yiddish. Open to being proven wrong here. --Dan Carkner (talk) 21:20, 21 October 2021 (UTC)

Needs a better picture
The makeup and costume in the picture used is wildly atypical. Why not show the classic Robinson of Little Caesar and Key Largo? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.199.91.105 (talk) 11:28, 24 May 2011 (UTC)

Date of birth: calendar
We don't ever seem to have focussed on the fact that Romania in 1893 was still using the Julian calendar. I see no evidence it ever has been converted, though. Anyone know anything about this? --  Jack of Oz   [your turn]  06:38, 21 August 2011 (UTC)
 * 12 December 1893 Julian would be 24 December 1893 Gregorian.
 * Or, if it's already been converted to Gregorian, 12 December 1893 Gregorian was 30 November 1893 Julian.

Polyglot?
Somewhere I've read that Robinson spoke several languages fluently, possibly as many as eight. I would imagine that at minimum he spoke, besides English of course, Romanian and German. Then, possibly, Hungarian, French, or Russian. Any ideas? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.234.163.243 (talk) 19:19, 10 November 2011 (UTC)

David Thomson's Autobiographical Dictionary of Film says he spoke eight languages.

Apocryphal story?
I cannot seem to find any journalistic source to verify the story about Robinson telling Heston about his cancer on the set of Soylent Green, nor does it appear in a Google Books search. I've only seen it mentioned in a couple of film blogs, one of them anonymous, that don't say where they heard this story. Cinema is filled with widely "known" anecdotes and legends that aren't true. This passage needs a reliable-source book or journalistic citation. --Tenebrae (talk) 19:03, 30 July 2012 (UTC)

Television?
Mention of Edward G. Robinson in television seems to be rather sparse. Additionally, one of his more memorable cameos (on the old Batman series) doesn't seem to be mentioned at all. Is there enough to warrant a separate television section to the article? OrangeJacketGuy (talk) 23:19, 2 July 2013 (UTC)

I vaguely recall (I was quite young at the time) that he was the focus of a memorable This is Your Life show circa 1960. The host showed many of Robinson's paintings by way of introduction, then the surprised man was brought on stage. It was explained to him that his wife cooperatred in borowing the artwork for the occasion for them. "You don't mind, do you?" asked the host. Robinson said "Yessss!" but did it in the sinister gangster voice, which act got a big laugh fron the studio audience. WHPratt (talk) 16:59, 8 March 2014 (UTC)

Death
Edward G Robinson had hif funeral at a church in the Wilshire area. Eulogy was given by Charlton Heston and some people in attendance were Goucho Marx and George Burns — Preceding unsigned comment added by 198.188.60.2 (talk) 21:06, 17 October 2014 (UTC)

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