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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, Bob Dylan, Jack Benny, Dudley Moore, Dizzy Gillespie, Sir Malcolm Sargent, Nina Simone, and Duke Ellington. 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. He left the comedy troupe to return to journalism in 1974 but continued to write for the troupe for the rest of the decade. 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.

References

1. "John Morgan". The Canadian Encyclopedia.
2. Kevin J. H. Dettmar. The Cambridge Companion to Bob Dylan. Cambridge University Press; 19 February 2009. ISBN 978-1-139-82843-7. p. 140–.
3. "John Morgan, 74". The Globe and Mail, F.F. LANGAN. Toronto. November 17, 2004
4. Harris M. Lentz III. Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2011. McFarland; 3 May 2012. ISBN 978-0-7864-6994-9. p. 1–.
5. Donald F. Forster. Canadian Annual Review of Politics and Public Affairs. University of Toronto Press; 1971. p. 533.
6. "Tour de Farce The Royal Canadian Air Farce, CBC's oldest troupe of zanies, is still crazy after all these years". Toronto Star - Toronto, Ont. Henry Mietkiewicz, Mar 1, 1986 Page F.1

External links

• Royal Canadian Air Farce history
• Canada's Walk of Fame
• "Martin Bronstein Bio". Squashtalk Magazine. Archived from the original on 2008-11-21. Retrieved 2008-07-29.

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