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Emanuel Goldenberg arrived in the United States from Romania at age ten, and his family moved into New York's Lower East Side. He took up acting while attending City College, abandoning plans to become a rabbi or lawyer. The American Academy of Dramatic Arts awarded him a scholarship, and he began work in stock, with his new name, Edward G. Robinson (the "G" stood for his birth surname), in 1913. Broadway was two years later; he worked steadily there for 15 years. His work included "The Kibitzer", a comedy he co-wrote with Jo Swerling. His film debut was a small supporting part in the silent The Bright Shawl (1923), but it was with the coming of sound that he hit his stride. His stellar performance as snarling, murderous thug Rico Bandello in Little Caesar (1931)--all the more impressive since in real life Robinson was a sophisticated, cultured man with a passion for fine art--set the standard for movie gangsters, both for himself in many later films and for the industry. He portrayed the title character in several biographical works, such as Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet (1940) and A Dispatch from Reuters (1940). Psychological dramas included Flesh and Fantasy (1943), Double Indemnity (1944), The Woman in the Window (1944)and Scarlet Street (1945). Another notable gangster role was in Key Largo (1948). He was "absolved" of allegations of Communist affiliation after testifying as a friendly witness for the House Un-American Activities Committee during the McCarthy hysteria of the early 1950s. In 1956 he had to sell off his extensive art collection in a divorce settlement and also had to deal with a psychologically troubled son. In 1956 he returned to Broadway in "Middle of the Night". In 1973 he was awarded a special, posthumous Oscar for lifetime achievement.- Iva Shepard was born on 23 April 1886 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. She was an actress, known for While the Children Slept (1913), I Love Lucy (1951) and The Straight Road (1914). She was married to Lyle Clement and Joseph Singleton. She died on 26 January 1973 in Arcadia, California, USA.
- Michael James Brody, Jr. was an heir to the Jelke oleomargarine fortune; upon reaching his twenty-first birthday in 1970, he rented a mansion in Scarsdale, New York, and with his bride (whom he had met two weeks before when she came to Scarsdale to sell his friends some weed) announced to the world that he would start giving away his fortune to anyone who asked, because he wanted "peace in the world." He wrote thousands of dollars worth of personal checks and distributed his largesse to all who asked. He later said that the idea came to him while high on drugs. The response was so overwhelming that he soon had to go into hiding, at about the same time many recipients of his checks found when they attempted to cash them that they were worthless, since the bank they were drawn on refused to honor them. Brody's gift giving career ended in April 1970 when he was temporarily committed to a California mental institution after filing a false police report, and was then subsequently arrested on a charge of marijuana possession. In late 1971, he was arrested on charges of making threats against the life of President Richard Nixon, and was also found sitting on the lawn of his sister's house in Norwalk, Connecticut while the house itself burned to the ground. Although Brody was arrested on an arson charge, the charges were later dropped. Brody soon faded from public view, and subsequently took his own life.
- Lee Giroux was born on 5 December 1910 in Lake Andes, South Dakota, USA. He was an actor, known for The Resurrection of Zachary Wheeler (1971), Captain Midnight (1954) and Perry Mason (1957). He died on 26 January 1973 in North Hollywood, California, USA.
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José Castillo Tapia was born on 8 June 1911 in Puebla, Puebla, Mexico. He was an actor and production manager, known for Kid Tabaco (1955), Las mañanitas (1948) and Por querer a una mujer (1951). He died on 26 January 1973 in Mexico, Distrito Federal, Mexico.