Edward G. Robinson Quotes


Things got so bad that when I went shopping for a house, some people would refuse to open the door if they saw it was me standing there. And drunks would always want to challenge me.


Citations

Robinson, Edward G., and Leonard Spigelgass. All My Yesterdays: An Autobiography. Hawthorn Books, 1973.

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Edward G. Robinson
Edward G. Robinson
  • Born: December 12, 1893
  • Died: January 26, 1973
  • Nationality: Romanian, American
  • Profession: Actor

Edward G. Robinson was a Romanian American actor of stage and screen during Hollywood's Golden Age. He appeared in 30 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.