J. Edward Bromberg
Biography
J. Edward Bromberg was a Hungarian-born actor who built a long career in American film and theater, mostly in the 1930s and 1940s. Born in Temesvár, Austria-Hungary, he moved to New York City as an infant and first took to theatricals at Stuyvesant High School, later studying with the Russian coach Leo Bulgakov after two years at City College of New York. He made his Broadway debut in 1926 in Princess Turandot and helped found both the Civic Repertory Theatre and the Group Theatre. Short and rotund, he was cast in secondary and supporting parts, appearing in 35 Broadway productions and 53 films, and he signed with Twentieth Century-Fox for his 1936 screen debut. He played the alcade opposite Tyrone Power in The Mark of Zorro (1940) and was top-billed in The Missing Corpse (1945). He died in 1951.
47years old at death
- Born Timișoara
- Died London
- Star sign: CapricornThe sign runs December 22 to January 19
- Also credited as J.E. Bromberg and Joseph Edward Bromberg
Movie Career
- Films
- 24
- Career span
- 14 years1936 to 1950
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Early training
Bromberg's interest in theater began at Stuyvesant High School, where drama director and future Broadway producer Gustav Blum coached him and he starred as Jean Valjean in Les Miserables.
Early training
Bromberg studied at City College of New York for two years, then took a job to help cover the cost of acting lessons with Leo Bulgakov, a Russian coach who had trained with Konstantin Stanislavski.
First role
Bromberg first acted on stage at the Greenwich Village Playhouse, then in 1926 appeared in his first Broadway play, Princess Turandot.
About the name
Bromberg was sometimes billed as J.E. Bromberg or Joseph Bromberg. Through 1951 he took secondary parts in 53 motion pictures and 35 Broadway productions.
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Fritz Lang directed two of these films, Irving Cummings two. John Carradine appears in five of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Irving CummingsDirector, 2 films, 1936 to 1939
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