Joseph Edward Bromberg (born Josef Bromberger, December 25, 1903 – December 6, 1951) was a Hungarian-born American

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in motion picture and stage productions dating mostly from the 1930s and 1940s. Knowledge of his past as a member of the

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led to a defiant appearance before the

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, shortly before his death. Bromberg is considered a victim of

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and a casualty of the

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. He is best known, historically, as being one of the "names" named by director

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in the director's second appearance before HUAC.

Early years

Born to a

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family in Temesvár,

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(now

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), Bromberg was 11 months old when his parents, Herman and Josephine Roth Bromberg, emigrated to the United States with him in the second cabin class on the S/S ''Graf Waldersee'', which sailed from Cuxhaven, Germany, 18 March 1905 and arrived at the Port of New York, 31 March. They settled in

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. After graduating from

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, he attended

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for two years and then went to work to help pay for acting lessons with the

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n coach Leo Bulgakov, who had trained with

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Career

Queen of the Amazons (1947) - J Edward Bromberg

By virtue of his physique, the short, somewhat rotund actor was destined to play secondary roles. Bromberg made his stage debut at the Greenwich Village Playhouse and in 1926 made his first appearance in a

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play, ''Princess Turandot''. The following year, Bromberg married Goldie Doberman, with whom he had three children. Occasionally credited as J.E. Bromberg''''' and Joseph Bromberg, he performed secondary roles in 35 Broadway productions and 53 motion pictures until 1951. For two decades, Bromberg was highly regarded in the New York theatrical world and was a founding member of the

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(1928–1930) and of the Group Theatre (1931–1940). Bromberg made his screen debut in 1936 under contract to

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. The versatile actor played a wide variety of roles ranging from a ruthless New York newspaper editor (in ''

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'') to a despotic Arabian sheik (in ''

Mr. Moto Takes a Chance ''Mr. Moto Takes a Chance'' is the fourth in a series of eight films starring Peter Lorre as Mr. Moto, although it was the second one actually filmed, following '' Think Fast, Mr. Moto''. Its release was delayed until after production of '' Than ...

'') to the Alcade of Los Angeles (opposite

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in '' The Mark of Zorro''). Although he spoke with no trace of an accent, he was often called upon to play humble immigrants of various nationalities. When

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, the actor who played

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, died in 1938, Fox considered Bromberg as a replacement, but the role ultimately went to

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. Fox began loaning Bromberg to other studios in 1939 and finally dropped him from the roster in 1941. He kept working for various producers, including a stint at

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in the mid-1940s; his employment there came to an abrupt halt when a change in management did away with all low-budget productions. Bromberg's most outstanding attribute was his facility with sensitive character roles; he could take a standard, undistinguished supporting part and make it unforgettably sympathetic. In ''

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'' he portrays

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's friend who knows he will never get the girl; in ''

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'' he is the lowly business associate who longs to be given a partnership; in ''

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'' he is the once-great couturier now reduced to night watchman. Only occasionally was Bromberg given leading roles: he played a homespun detective in '' Fair Warning'' (1937), Fox's attempt to create an "American" counterpart to its Charlie Chan and Mr. Moto series; and in

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's ''

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'' (1945) he played a victim of circumstance who finds a corpse in the trunk of his car. In September 1950, the anti-communist magazine ''

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'' accused Bromberg of being a member of the

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. Subpoenaed to testify before the

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in June 1951, Bromberg refused to answer any questions in accordance with his Fifth Amendment rights. Bromberg refused to tell the Committee whether or not he was a member of the

. He also declined to pledge his support in defense of the United States if ever there were a war with the

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. Bromberg attacked the Committee for holding hearings "in the nature of witch hunts." The House Committee On Un-American Activities’ Entertainment Hearings And Their Effects On Performing Arts Careers, by Michael D. Whitlatch, 1977
/ref> As the result of his defiant testimony before the committee, Bromberg was

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from working in Hollywood. He suffered enormous stress from the ordeal; friends, such as

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, noted that he aged considerably in a very short time.

Death

In 1951 Bromberg sought work in

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, but died within the year, of a

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while working in the

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play ''The Biggest Thief in Town''. He was just a few weeks short of his 48th birthday. In 1952, he and seven other Group Theater members were named by

as Communist Party members in testimony before the House Un-American Activities Committee. According to Kazan in his 1988 autobiography ''A Life'', the Group Theatre Communist Party cell he belonged to in the Group Theatre met in Bromberg's dressing room. Members of the cell included

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and

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Broadway roles

* ''Princess Turandot'' (1926) - Tartaglia and as Ishmael * ''

House of Connelly ''The House of Connelly'' is a 1931 Broadway two-act drama written by Paul Green, produced by the Group Theatre in association with The Theatre Guild and staged by Lee Strasberg and Cheryl Crawford. It ran for 91 performances from September 28, ...

'' (1931) - Duffy * ''

Night Over Taos ''Night Over Taos'' was a 1932 Broadway three-act drama written by Maxwell Anderson, produced by the Group Theatre and staged by Lee Strasberg. It was the Group Theatre's third production. It ran for 13 performances from March 9, 1936 closing tha ...

'' (1932) - Pablo Montoya * ''

Both Your Houses ''Both Your Houses'' is a 1933 play written by American playwright Maxwell Anderson. It was produced by the Theatre Guild and staged by Worthington Miner with scenic design by Arthur P. Segal. It opened at the Royale Theatre on March 5, 1933 and r ...

'' (1933) - Wingblatt * '' Men in White'' (1933) - Dr. Hochberg * ''

Gold Eagle Guy ''Gold Eagle Guy'' is a 1934 Broadway five scene drama written by Melvin Levy, produced by the Group Theatre with D. A. Doran, Jr., staged by Lee Strasberg, choreography by Helen Tamiris with scenic design by Donald Oenslager and costume desig ...

'' (1934) - Guy Button * ''

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'' (1935) - Uncle Morty * ''Jacobowsky and the Colonel'' (1945) - Szabuniewicz * ''

The Big Knife ''The Big Knife'' is a 1955 melodrama directed and produced by Robert Aldrich from a screenplay by James Poe based on the 1949 play by Clifford Odets. The film stars Jack Palance, Ida Lupino, Wendell Corey, Jean Hagen, Rod Steiger, Shelley Winter ...

'' (1949) - Marcus Hoff

Filmography

* ''

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'' (1936) - Col, Ferol (film debut) * ''

Sins of Man ''Sins of Man'' is a 1936 American drama film, directed by Otto Brower and released by 20th Century Fox. It stars Jean Hersholt, Don Ameche, and Allen Jenkins. Plot Cast *Jean Hersholt as Christopher Freyman *Don Ameche as Karl Freyman / Mario ...

'' (1936) - Anton Engel * ''

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'' (1936) - Dr. Eric Godfrey * ''

Girls' Dormitory ''Girls' Dormitory'' is a 1936 American romance film directed by Irving Cummings based upon the 1934 play ''Mature'' by Ladislas Fodor, and adapted for the screen by Gene Markey. Plot Set in the fictional Montreaux School for Girls in Switzerlan ...

'' (1936) - Dr. Spindler * '' Star for a Night'' (1936) - Doctor Spelimeyer * ''

Ladies in Love ''Ladies in Love'' (1936) is a romantic comedy film based upon the play by Leslie Bush-Fekete. It was directed by Edward H. Griffith and stars Janet Gaynor, Constance Bennett and Loretta Young. The film revolves around three roommates (Gaynor, ...

'' (1936) - Franz Brenner * ''

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'' (1936) - Charles Renard * ''

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'' (1936) - Judge Booth * '' Fair Warning'' (1937) - Matthew Jericho * '' Seventh Heaven'' (1937) - Aristide the Astrologer * ''

That I May Live ''That I May Live'' is a 1937 American crime film directed by Allan Dwan, written by Ben Markson and William M. Conselman, and starring Rochelle Hudson, Robert Kent, J. Edward Bromberg, Jack La Rue, Frank Conroy and Fred Kelsey. It was releas ...

'' (1937) - Tex Shapiro * ''

'' (1937) - Murdock * '' Second Honeymoon'' (1937) - Herbie * ''

The Baroness and the Butler ''The Baroness and the Butler'' is a 1938 American romantic comedy film based on the play ''Jean'' by Ladislaus Bus-Fekete. Directed by Walter Lang, it stars William Powell and, in her American English-language debut, Annabella (actress), Annabe ...

'' (1938) - Zorda * '' Sally, Irene and Mary'' (1938) - Pawnbroker * ''

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm ''Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm'' is a classic American 1903 children's novel by Kate Douglas Wiggin that tells the story of Rebecca Rowena Randall and her aunts, one stern and one kind, in the fictional village of Riverboro, Maine. Rebecca's joy ...

'' (1938) - Dr. Hill * ''

Four Men and a Prayer ''Four Men and a Prayer'' is a 1938 American adventure film directed by John Ford and starring Loretta Young, Richard Greene and George Sanders. Plot After Loring Leigh (C. Aubrey Smith), a British Army Officer, is cashiered in India following ...

'' (1938) - General Torres * ''

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'' (1938) - Norman * ''

'' (1938) - Rajah Ali * '' I'll Give a Million'' (1938) - Editor * ''

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'' (1938) - Prince Said * ''

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'' (1939) - Mr. Runyan * ''

Wife, Husband and Friend ''Wife, Husband and Friend'' is a 1939 American comedy film directed by Gregory Ratoff and starring Loretta Young, Warner Baxter and Binnie Barnes in the three title roles, respectively. The film, based on a script by Nunnally Johnson, tells the ...

'' (1939) - Rossi * ''

'' (1939) - Abe Ullman * ''

'' (1939) - Dave Spingold * '' Strange Cargo'' (1940) - Flaubert * ''

The Return of Frank James ''The Return of Frank James'' is a 1940 Western film directed by Fritz Lang and starring Henry Fonda and Gene Tierney. It is a sequel to Henry King's 1939 film ''Jesse James''. Written by Sam Hellman, the film loosely follows the life of Frank ...

'' (1940) - George Runyan * '' The Mark of Zorro'' (1940) - Don Luis Quintero * ''

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'' (1941) - Max Brandon * '' Hurricane Smith'' (1941) - 'Eggs' Bonelli * ''

The Devil Pays Off ''The Devil Pays Off'' is a 1941 American spy film directed by John H. Auer. The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Sound Recording ( Charles L. Lootens). Plot The former naval lieutenant Chris Waring is awakened by the police la ...

'' (1941) - Arnold DeBrock * ''

Pacific Blackout ''Pacific Blackout'' is a 1941 American mystery thriller film directed by Ralph Murphy and starring Robert Preston, Eva Gabor and Martha O'Driscoll.Parish & Pitts p.362 It was produced and distributed by Paramount Pictures. Plot Inventor and ...

'' (1941) - Pickpocket * ''

Invisible Agent ''Invisible Agent'' is a 1942 American action and spy film directed by Edwin L. Marin with a screenplay written by Curt Siodmak. The invisible agent is played by Jon Hall, with Peter Lorre and Sir Cedric Hardwicke as members of the Axis, and ...

'' (1942) - Karl Heiser * ''

Halfway to Shanghai ''Halfway to Shanghai'' is a 1942 American adventure film directed by John Rawlins and written by Stuart Palmer. The film stars Kent Taylor, Irene Hervey, Henry Stephenson, J. Edward Bromberg, George Zucco and Charles Wagenheim. The film was ...

'' (1942) - Major Vinpore * ''

Life Begins at Eight-Thirty ''Life Begins at Eight-Thirty'' is a 1942 comedy-drama romance film starring Monty Woolley as a washed-up, alcoholic actor, Ida Lupino as his daughter, and Cornel Wilde as her boyfriend. It is based on the West End play ''The Light of Heart'' by ...

'' (1942) - Sid Gordon * ''

Reunion in France ''Reunion in France'' is a 1942 American war film distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer starring Joan Crawford, John Wayne, and Philip Dorn in a story about a woman in occupied France who, learning her well-heeled lover has German connections, aids ...

'' (1942) - Durand * ''

Tennessee Johnson ''Tennessee Johnson'' is a 1942 American film about Andrew Johnson, the 17th president of the United States, released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It was directed by William Dieterle and written by Milton Gunzburg, Alvin Meyers, John Balderston, and We ...

'' (1942) - Coke * ''

Lady of Burlesque ''Lady of Burlesque'' (also known as ''The G-String Murders'' and in the UK, ''Striptease Lady'') is a 1943 American musical comedy-mystery film, produced by RKO Pictures and directed by William A. Wellman and starring Barbara Stanwyck and Micha ...

'' (1943) - S.B. Foss * ''

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'' (1943) - Amiot * '' Son of Dracula'' (1943) - Professor Lazlo * ''

Chip Off the Old Block ''Chip Off the Old Block'' is 1944 American comedy musical film starring Donald O'Connor, Peggy Ryan, and Ann Blyth. It was Blyth's film debut. The son of a strict Navy man, O'Connor falls in love with a girl from a performing family (Ann Blyt ...

'' (1944) - Blaney Wright * ''

Voice in the Wind ''Voice in the Wind'' is a 1944 American film noir directed by Arthur Ripley and written by Friedrich Torberg, based on a story written by Arthur Ripley. The drama features Francis Lederer, Sigrid Gurie and J. Edward Bromberg. Plot Jan Foley (L ...

'' (1944) - Dr. Hoffman * ''

Salome, Where She Danced ''Salome, Where She Danced'' is a 1945 American Technicolor Western drama film directed by Charles Lamont and starring Yvonne De Carlo, Rod Cameron and Walter Slezak. The film follows the adventures of a dancer in nineteenth-century Europe and t ...

'' (1945) - Prof. Max * ''

'' (1945) - Henry Kruger * ''

'' (1945) - Gustav * ''

Pillow of Death ''Pillow of Death'' is a 1945 film noir mystery film, mystery horror film directed by Wallace Fox and starring Lon Chaney, Jr. and Brenda Joyce (actress), Brenda Joyce. The last of the Inner Sanctum Mysteries#Films, Inner Sanctum mystery films, i ...

'' (1945) - Julian Julian * ''

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'' (1945) - Alec Rocco * '' The Walls Came Tumbling Down'' (1946) - Ernst Helms * ''

Cloak and Dagger "Cloak and dagger" was a fighting style common in the Renaissance involving a knife hidden beneath a cloak. The term later came into use as a metaphor, referring to situations involving intrigue, secrecy, espionage, or mystery. Overview In "The ...

'' (1946) - Trenk * ''

Queen of the Amazons ''Queen of the Amazons'' is a 1946 adventure film produced and directed by Edward Finney and featuring Robert Lowery, Patricia Morison and J. Edward Bromberg.. Plot Jean Preston (Patricia Morison) is determined to find her fiancé, Greg Jones ( ...

'' (1947) - Gabby * '' Arch of Triumph'' (1948) - Hotel Manager at the Verdun * ''

A Song Is Born ''A Song Is Born'' (also known as ''That's Life''), starring Danny Kaye and Virginia Mayo, is a 1948 Technicolor musical film remake of Howard Hawks' 1941 movie ''Ball of Fire'' with Gary Cooper and Barbara Stanwyck. This version was also d ...

'' (1948) - Dr. Elfini * ''

I Shot Jesse James ''I Shot Jesse James'' is a 1949 American Western film directed by Samuel Fuller about the murder of Jesse James by Robert Ford and Robert Ford's life afterwards. The story is built around a fictional rivalry between Ford and his eventual kill ...

'' (1949) - Kane * ''

Guilty Bystander ''Guilty Bystander'' is a 1950 American crime drama directed by Joseph Lerner, and starring Zachary Scott and Faye Emerson. The film was shot on location entirely in New York City. It also marked the last motion picture screen appearances for ch ...

'' (1950) - Varkas (final film)

References

External links

* *
Find a Grave

J. Edward Bromberg papers, 1924-1951
held by the Billy Rose Theatre Division,

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Museum of the City of New York 1933 photo of J. Edward Bromberg (standing) with Grouip Theatre members
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