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Credited with having created the image of the modern American movie gangster, Edward G. Robinson was born in Romania in 1893, but grew up in New York. He won a scholarship to the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, after giving up plans to become a lawyer or a rabbi, and worked on Broadway from 1915. Robinson's big break came in the 1930 movie Little Caesar, in which he played mob boss Rico Bandello. Despite typecasting thereafter, he appeared in the memorable films such as Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet, A Dispatch From Reuters and Flesh And Fantasy. Shortly after his death in 1973, he was awarded a special Oscar in recognition for his achievements in a film career lasting five decades.
