Cause of death heart attack Role Actor Name Edward Robinson | Children 2 Occupation Actor | |
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Full Name Edward Goldenberg Robinson Jr. ("Manny") Died February 26, 1974, Los Angeles, California, United States Parents Gladys Lloyd, Edward G. Robinson Spouse Nan Elizabeth Morris (m. 1970–1974) Books My Father My Son: An Autobiography Movies Some Like It Hot, Tank Battalion, Invasion USA Similar People Edward G Robinson, Gladys Lloyd, Harry Wilson, George E Stone, Alfred E Green | ||
EDWARD G. ROBINSON JR. TRIBUTE
Edward G. "Manny" Robinson Jr. (March 19, 1933 – February 26, 1974) was an American actor. He was the son of the famous actor Edward G. Robinson and his wife Gladys Lloyd.
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Life and career
Robinson was known for his turbulent lifestyle and was a regular subject of the tabloid press. At age 19, he eloped to Tijuana with the first of his three wives. His furious father later threw him out of the house. During his three marriages, he fathered two children. 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. His autobiography titled "My Father, My Son," written with William R. Duffy, was published in 1958. Robinson was a close friend and sometime lover of Marilyn Monroe, and was the prototype for the character 'Eddie G.' in Blonde (2001), the TV mini-series about Monroe, based on the novel by Joyce Carol Oates.
Robinson appeared in some films and numerous television series during the 1950s and early 1970s. He appeared briefly in Some Like It Hot (1959), as the murderer of George Raft's '"Spats" Colombo' character. He was the last-billed of the sixteen credited cast members in the film. Other works include Invasion USA (1952), and Tank Battalion (1958). He also appeared in shows like Wagon Train, Laramie, Gunsmoke and Markham. His health declined in the early 1970s due to his long battle with alcoholism. Robinson 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.
