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EARLY LIFE Although the headquarters of the family's Seagram Company was located in Montreal , Canada , Bronfman's father moved the family to New York shortly after Edgar Jr.'s birth to run the American arm of the business. In order to ensure his son had proper citizenship, Edgar Sr. arranged for his then-wife, Ann Loeb Bronfman, to give birth to Edgar Jr. at Manhattan 's Lenox Hill Hospital. The family returned to Montreal for several months before moving permanently to New York City; this accounts for numerous records claiming Edgar Jr. was born in Montreal. Edgar Jr. is the second of five children, and was indicated by his grandfather in 1971 as being suitable as the heir to the Seagram Company. EDUCATION Edgar Jr. lived most of his life in the United States , except for two short stints in London, England . He was educated at The Collegiate School , a Prep School in New York , but did not attend college. In his early days, Bronfman's interest in the arts was apparent. He was particularly active in school theatre, an interest his parents supported by donating to construct The Ann and Edgar Bronfman Theatre during a 1967 expansion at Collegiate. Edgar Jr. and his classmates created a documentary film of the school that spawned the Collegiate Film Festival, an event that gained positive press in the Los Angeles Times and the Village Voice . In the summer before his junior year in high school, Bronfman went to London , England to work on a feature film, arranged partly through his father's connections at MGM . CAREER Bronfman proceeded to a brief career in entertainment in the 1970s as a film and Broadway producer. The summer before his final year of high school, in 1972 , he was a credited producer on the film, "The Blockhouse". Despite his inexperience, Bronfman's involvement was accepted because of his connections and access to financing. In return, he learned many of the tricks of the trade by watching his more experienced peers. In 1973 , Bronfman began a songwriting career under the pseudonyms Junior Miles and Sam Roman. He often collaborated with Bruce Roberts on songs like "Whisper in the Dark", which he gave to Dionne Warwick to record, to thank her for introducing him to his first wife, Sherry. His Efer Productions company was signed by Universal Studios in 1977 to a three-year movie production contract. He produced the film "The Border", which starred Jack Nicholson . |
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