Charles Bronson


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BirthDate
BirthPlace
11/02/1921
Ehrenfeld, PA
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Because he was able to burp on cue, won a small part in the 1951 movie You're in the Navy Now.
Father died when he was 10; went to work in the coal mines to support his family.
The 11th of 15 children born to Lithuanian immigrants in a small, western Pennsylvania town.
Served in World War II as an aircraft gunner.
Changed his last name from Buchinsky to Bronson in 1954 due to the House Un-American Activities Committee hearings.
One of The Magnificent Seven (1960) and The Dirty Dozen (1967).