Ken Roberts was born on February 22, 1910 in Manhattan, New York, USA as Saul Trochman. He was an actor, known for The Electric Company (1971), Bullets Over Broadway (1994) and Love of Life (1951). He was married to Sydell Salzberg, Norma Finkelstein and June White. He died on June 19, 2009 in New York City, New York.
Son of Ukrainian immigrant mother, Fanny Naft, and a Latvian immigrant father, Nathaniel Trochman.
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He is survived by his son and actor, Tony Roberts of New York City and daughter Nancy Roberts of Fire Island, New York; a grand-daughter, two stepchildren; and four step-grandchildren.
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His first radio was job in 1930 at WLTH in Brooklyn, New York.
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He founded the American Guild of Radio Announcers in 1935 which became the American Federation of Radio Artists and finally evolved to the American Federation of Radio and Television Artists also known as AFTRA.
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He once worked at the New York City law offices of Fiorello La Guardia before becoming an actor.