Martin Bronstein (born 1935) is a British- Canadian actor, writer, columnist, broadcaster and journalist.

Early life and education

Bronstein was born in London, England.

Career

Bronstein moved to Canada in 1959 and worked as a copywriter, journalist and comedy writer. He also worked for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation interviewing a series of entertainers, including Oscar Peterson,

Dave Brubeck David Warren Brubeck (; December 6, 1920 – December 5, 2012) was an American jazz pianist and composer. Often regarded as a foremost exponent of cool jazz, Brubeck's work is characterized by unusual time signatures and superimposing contrasti ...

, Bob Dylan, Jack Benny, Dudley Moore,Kevin J. H. Dettmar.
The Cambridge Companion to Bob Dylan
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Dizzy Gillespie John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie (; October 21, 1917 – January 6, 1993) was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, composer, educator and singer. He was a trumpet virtuoso and improviser, building on the virtuosic style of Roy Eldridge but addi ...

, Sir Malcolm Sargent, Nina Simone, and

Duke Ellington Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (April 29, 1899 – May 24, 1974) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and leader of his eponymous jazz orchestra from 1923 through the rest of his life. Born and raised in Washington, D.C., Ellington was based ...

. With John Morgan, he wrote a comedy series, ''Funny You Should Say That'', for CBC. Bronstein was a founding member in 1970 of the Jest Society, which became the Royal Canadian Air Farce in 1973.Harris M. Lentz III.
Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2011
'. McFarland; 3 May 2012. . p. 1–.Donald F. Forster.
Canadian Annual Review of Politics and Public Affairs
'. University of Toronto Press; 1971. p. 533. He left the comedy troupe to return to journalism in 1974 but continued to write for the troupe for the rest of the decade.
''Toronto Star'' - Toronto, Ont. Henry Mietkiewicz, Mar 1, 1986 Page F.1 In 1982, he returned to Britain to become editor of ''Squash Player International'' magazine and has written extensively on the sport in the ensuing decades.

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