Born in Kankakee, Illinois, Marden Andrew McBroom was known as "Andy" to his friends. McBroom entered
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He met his future wife, Cynthia Sory when she directed him in a Northwestern University production of Henry IV. Bruce was the father of singer-songwriter Amanda McBroom, who wrote the song The Rose, made popu… See more

Bruce withdrew from acting after 1956. His wife died after a lengthy illness in 1962. Bruce eventually returned to Kankakee to work for a relative's promotional film company. Amanda McBroom's own burgeonin… See more

Amanda McBroom says that the lyrics to her song about her father, Errol Flynn, are "absolutely" true, including that Errol Flynn was one of Bruce's best friends." Amanda McBroom confirms that excessive drinking "destroyed … See more

• The Man Who Talked Too Much (1940) – Gerald Wilson
• The Sea Hawk (1940) – Martin Burke
• River's End (1940) – Balt
• Money and the Woman (1940) – Bank Depositor (uncredited)… See more