Martin Bronstein (born 1935) is a British-

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, writer, columnist, broadcaster and journalist.

Early life and education

Bronstein was born in

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Career

Bronstein moved to Canada in 1959 and worked as a copywriter, journalist and comedy writer. He also worked for the

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interviewing a series of entertainers, including

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,Kevin J. H. Dettmar.
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, and

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. 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

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in 1973.Harris M. Lentz III.
Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2011
'. McFarland; 3 May 2012. . p. 1–.Donald F. Forster.
Canadian Annual Review of Politics and Public Affairs
'. University of Toronto Press; 1971. p. 533. He left the comedy troupe to return to journalism in 1974 but continued to write for the troupe for the rest of the decade.
''Toronto Star'' - Toronto, Ont. Henry Mietkiewicz, Mar 1, 1986 Page F.1 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.

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