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- Birth nameEarl Hawley Robinson
- Earl Robinson was born on July 2, 1910 in Seattle, Washington, USA. He was a composer and actor, known for The House I Live In (1945), Alias Nick Beal (1949) and Born to Sing (1942). He died on July 20, 1991 in Seattle, Washington, USA.
- When America, Preferred (1941) was filmed, he was a private in the 72nd Air Base Group, Moffet Field, California.
- The gap in credits between 1948 and 1971 tells it all - he was a victim of the McCarthy anti-Communist inquisition.
- He never really recanted his progressive views and in the mid 70s was a student of Werner Erhard's "est," and wrote a song dedicated to Werner and extolling "est," which he presented at a monster "est" event at the Oakland Coliseum.
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