Martin Bromley
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| Martin Bromley |
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| Date of birth: 1919-08-08[1] |
| Date of death: 2008-09-07[2] (age 89) |
| Role(s): Executive |
Martin Jerome Bromberg[3][4], who later changed his name to Martin Bromley, was one of the three original founders of Service Games[5][6][7] and acted as the business head for the company prior to merging with Rosen Enterprises in 1965.
He was born to Jeanette and Irving Bromberg on August 8, 1919, in New York, graduated from high school, went to work with his father in coin-operated amusements at Standard Games and was inducted into the Navy during World War II but was placed on inactive duty because of his employment in the shipyard at Pearl Harbor.
Personal life
Honolulu police files indicate Bromley was arrested in 1948 for robbery. Bromley had one conviction for illegal possession of gambling devices in San Francisco in 1947.
Photo gallery
Martin Bromley, second from left, in February 1965.
Martin Bromley (right), in December 1966[8]
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References
- ↑ File:FBI Record-Information Dissemination Section Dead List 2016-05 (List of deceased individuals about whom Freedom of Information Act requests have been made).pdf, page 92
- ↑ Press release: 2008-09-08: Industry icon Marty Bromley passes away
- ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/145541553/martin-jerome-bromley (archive.today)
- ↑ https://images.findagrave.com/photos/2015/113/145541553_1429930150.jpg (archive.today)
- ↑ File:TheHonoluluAdvertiser US 1946-12-28 page 12.png
- ↑ File:Honolulu Star-Bulletin US 1948-02-11; page 1.png
- ↑ Billboard, "April 20, 1957" (US; 1957-04-20), page 93
- ↑ Billboard, "December 17, 1966" (US; 1966-12-17), page 60
