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Title
Edward Robinson Jr
Alternative Title
Los Angeles Herald Examiner Photo Collection
Date Created and/or Issued
1965
Contributing Institution
Los Angeles Public Library
Collection
Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection
Rights Information
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Description
Photograph was edited for publication purposes.
Edward G. Robinson, Jr. was born on March 19, 1933 in Los Angeles. He was the son of legendary actor Edward G. Robinson and actress Gladys Lloyd. He was an actor, appearing in a few films and on television series. Robinson, Jr. lead a troubled life and was known for being a playboy. He started drinking as a teenager and got into trouble with the law numerous times after becoming an adult. He eloped at the age of 19, had a daughter, and was divorced a few years later. He was arrested multiple times for charges including check fraud, drunken driving, and assault and robbery. He married twice more and died of a heart attack on February 26, 1974.
Photograph caption dated July 21, 1965 reads "Got an ultimatum." Robinson is pictured with his arms folded smiling at the camera. A sign on the wall behind him reads "Superior Court." He was granted a divorce in superior court from his second wife, actress-model Elaine Conte. The couple had only been married 21 days when trouble started over where they would live.
Type
Image
Format
1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm.
Photographic prints
Identifier
00110801
Herald Examiner Collection
HE box 2227
CARL0005354471
http://173.196.26.125/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/32244
Subject
Robinson, Edward G.,--1933-1974
Robinson, Edward G.,--1933-1974--Divorce
Robinson, Edward G.,--1893-1973--Family
Los Angeles County Courthouse (Los Angeles, Calif. : 1958-)
California.--Superior Court (Los Angeles County)
Actors--United States
Children of celebrities--United States
Men--California--Los Angeles
Courthouses--California--Los Angeles
Downtown Los Angeles (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Los Angeles Herald-Examiner photographs
Herald-Examiner Collection photographs

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