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Walter Matthau

May 10, 2018, 7:02 am
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Birth Name: Walter John Matthow

Date of Birth: October 1, 1920

Place of Birth: New York City, New York, U.S.

Date of Death: July 1, 2000

Place of Death: Los Angeles, California, U.S.

Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish

Walter Matthau was an American actor and comedian. He was known for working with actor Jack Lemmon.

Walter was the son of Rose (Berolsky) and Milton Melas Mateshensky/Matthow. His parents were Jewish emigrants, his father from Bila Tserkva, Kyivs’ka oblast, Ukraine, and his mother from Lithuania, then both in the Russian Empire.

He was married to actress and author Carol Grace, until his death. Walter had two children with his former wife, Grace Geraldine Johnson; and a son, actor and director Charles Matthau, with Carol.

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Hiram Johnson

May 10, 2018, 7:08 am
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Birth Name: Hiram Warren Johnson

Date of Birth: September 2, 1866

Place of Birth: Sacramento, California, U.S.

Date of Death: August 6, 1945

Place of Death: Bethesda, Maryland, U.S.

Ethnicity: English, Dutch, French Huguenot, distant Scottish, Belgian, and Swedish

Hiram Johnson was an American politician. He was Governor of California, from January 3, 1911 to March 15, 1917, and a U.S. Senator from California, from March 16, 1917 to August 6, 1945.

He was the Bull Moose Party’s nominee for Vice President of the United States in 1912, the running mate of Theodore Roosevelt. He was also a candidate for the Republican Party’s nomination for President of the United States in 1920 and 1924.

Hiram was the son of Ann Williamson (de Montfredy) and Grove L. Johnson (Grove Lawrence Johnson), who was a U.S. Representative, from California.

Hiram’s paternal grandfather was Quincy Adams Johnson (the son of Jonah Johnson and Jerusha Towne). Quincy was born in Massachusetts. Jonah was born in Solomon Johnson and Sarah Johnson. Jerusha was the daughter of Eliphalet Town and Jerusha Rogers.

Hiram’s paternal grandmother was named Juliet Josephine Reddington.

Hiram’s maternal grandfather was Albert de Montfredy (the son of Count Albert De Montfredy ). Hiram’s grandfather Albert was born in Connecticut.

Hiram’s maternal grandmother was Mary Hampton Van Cortlandt (the daughter of Philip Van Cortlandt, Jr. and Abigail Jouet). Mary Hampton was born in New York. Philip was the son of Philip Van Cortlandt, a surveyor, landowner, and politician, and of Catharine De Peyster.

Source: Genealogy of Hiram Johnson – https://www.geni.com

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Grace Gibson

May 12, 2018, 10:18 am
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Grace Gibson – “Black Nativity” New York City Premiere – Arrivals – Apollo Theater – New York City, NY, USA – Keywords: Orientation: Portrait Face Count: 1 – False – Photo Credit: Janet Mayer / PRPhotos.com

Birth Name: Grace Gibson

Place of Birth: New Orleans, Louisiana

Date of Birth: August 2, 1991

Ethnicity:

*English (father)

*African-American, Louisiana Creole [African, French, possibly other], Cherokee Native American (mother)

Family Background: Grace Gibson is an actress, known for Black Nativity (2013), All Eyez on Me (2017) and Unsolved: The Murders of Tupac and the Notorious B.I.G. (2018). She is the daughter of actress Lynn Whitfield and English film director Brian Gibson.

 

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Cesár Sampson

May 12, 2018, 10:20 am
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Place of Birth: Linz, Upper Austria, Austria

Date of Birth: 18 August 1983

Ethnicity:
* Afro-Saint Lucian (father)
* Afro-Trinidadian (mother)

Cesár Sampson is an Austrian singer-songwriter and model. He will represent Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018.

His father is Saint Lucian-born choreographer. His mother, Kathy, is a Trinidadian-born singer.

Source: https://infoglitz.com

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Karan Soni

May 12, 2018, 10:21 am
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Karan Soni – “Office Christmas Party” Los Angeles Premiere – Arrivals – Regency Village Theatre – Westwood, CA, USA – Keywords: Vertical, Red Carpet Arrival, Comedy, Movie Premiere, Film Industry, Person, People, Celebrity, Celebrities, Film Premiere, Portrait, Photography, Arts Culture and Entertainment, Attending, Movie Theater, Topix, Bestof, FROSCH Entertainment, Bluegrass Films, DreamWorks Pictures, Regency Village Theatre, 961 Broxton Avenue, Los Angeles, California Orientation: Portrait Face Count: 1 Headshot – False – Photo Credit: Izumi Hasegawa / PRPhotos.com

Place of Birth: New Delhi, India

Date of Birth: January 8, 1989

Ethnicity: Indian

Karan Soni is an Indian-born American actor.

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Ann Dowd

May 12, 2018, 10:22 am
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Ann Dowd – 2017 Creative Arts Emmy Awards – Day 2 – Arrivals – Microsoft Theater, 777 Chick Hearn Court – Los Angeles, CA, USA – Keywords: Vertical, Award Show, Portrait, Photography, Arts Culture and Entertainment, Person, People, Celebrity, Celebrities, Annual Event, Attending, Appearance, Red Carpet Event, Topix, Bestof, California Orientation: Portrait Face Count: 1 – False – Photo Credit: / PRPhotos.com

Place of Birth: Holyoke, Massachusetts, United States

Date of Birth: January 30, 1956

Ethnicity: Irish

Ann Dowd is an American actress. She is the daughter of Dolores (Clark) and John E. Dowd.

John’s paternal grandfather was Major League Baseball pitcher Kip Dowd (born James Joseph Dowd; the son of James J. Dowd and Mary Francis McCann). Ann’s great-grandfather James was Irish. Mary was born in Canada, to Irish parents.

John’s paternal grandmother was Clare Sheehan.

Source: Ann’s father on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XQGH-KHK

 

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Jim Acosta

May 12, 2018, 10:23 am
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Birth Name: Abilio James Acosta

Date of Birth: April 16, 1971

Ethnicity:
*Cuban (father)
*Czech, Irish (mother)

Jim Acosta is an American news journalist. His father was a Cuban immigrant.

He has three children with his wife, nurse Sharon Mobley Stow.

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Tyler James Williams

May 13, 2018, 7:57 pm
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Tyler James Williams – SAG-AFTRA Foundation Patron of the Artists Awards 2017 – Arrivals – Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, 9390 N Santa Monica Boulevard – Beverly Hills, CA, USA – Photo Credit: Izumi Hasegawa / PRPhotos.com

Birth Name: Tyler James Williams

Place of Birth: Westchester County, New York, U.S.

Date of Birth: October 9, 1992

Ethnicity: African-American

Tyler James Williams is an American actor and musician.

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Sandra Kim

May 13, 2018, 7:58 pm
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Birth Name: Sandra Caldarone

Place of Birth: Montegnée (now part of Saint-Nicolas), Liège, Belgium

Date of Birth: 15 October, 1972

Ethnicity: Italian [Abruzzese] (father)

Sandra Kim is a Belgian singer. She is the winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 1986, representing Belgium.

Her parents are Italian immigrants from Torrebruna, Chieti.

Sandra is married to Jurgen Delanghe. She was previously married to front of house engineer Olivier “Gégé” Gérard, until their divorce.

Source: https://www.cinetelerevue.be (page 7)

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Carola Häggkvist

May 13, 2018, 7:59 pm
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Birth Name: Carola Maria Häggkvist

Place of Birth: Stockholm, Sweden

Date of Birth: 8 September, 1966

Ethnicity: Swedish

Carola Häggkvist is a Swedish singer-songwriter. She is the winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 1991, representing Sweden. She was also placed third in 1983, and fifth in 2006.

Carola is the daughter of Anita Margareta (Andersson) and Jan Ove Häggqvist.

Carola has a biological son and a adoptive daughter (who is from South Africa, whose biological parents died prior to adoption) with her former husband, Norwegian preacher Runar Devik Søgaard.

Carola’s patrilineal ancestry can be traced back to her fifth great-grandfather, Karl Gabrielsson (November 1726 – ?).

Carola’s paternal grandfather was Nils Einar Böckertz (the son of Sven Adolf Jansson Böckert and Alva Gerda Margareta Johansson). Sven was the son of Karl Magnus Jansson and Sara Svensdotter. Alva was the daughter of Anders Niklas Johansson and Maja Greta Säfverström.

Carola’s paternal grandmother was Rut Emilia Häggqvist (the son of Abraham Asplund and Erika Olivia Emilia Valborg Persdotter). Abraham was the son of Daniel Asplund and Lydia Häggqvist. Erika was the daughter of Per Olsson and Erika Selander.

Carola’s maternal grandfather was Hilding Karl Fritiof Andersson (later Antemo, the son of Karl Johan Edvard Andersson and Edla Karolina Söderqvist). Carola’s great-grandfather Karl was the son of Nils Fredrik Andersson and Lovisa Vilhelmina Westring. Edla was the daughter of Karl Vilhelm Söderqvist and Anna Charlotta Sjöberg.

Carola’s maternal grandmother was Rut Hildegard Larsson (the daughter of Lars Johan Larsson and Maria Magdalena Värmelin). Lars was the son of Lars Magnus Rask and Lovisa Persdotter. Maria Magdalena was the daughter of Anders Gustav Runman and Maria Vilhelmina Brovall.

Carola’s matrilineal ancestry can be traced back to her fourth great-grandmother, Maria Elisabet Björkman (14 November, 1785 – died in Gesvad, Bälinge, Uppsala).

Source: Genealogy of Carola Häggkvist – https://www.geni.com

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Kerry Condon

May 13, 2018, 8:04 pm
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Kerry Condon – “Captain America: Civil War” World Premiere – Arrivals – Dolby Theatre, 6801 Hollywood Boulevard – Hollywood, CA, USA – Photo Credit: PRPhotos.com

Place of Birth: Thurles, County Tipperary, Ireland

Date of Birth: 4 January, 1983

Ethnicity: Irish

Kerry Condon is an Irish actress.

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Chance The Rapper

May 13, 2018, 8:11 pm
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Chance the Rapper – 2017 BET Awards – Arrivals – Microsoft Theater, 777 Chick Hearn Court – Los Angeles, CA, USA –  Photo Credit: / PRPhotos.com

Birth Name: Chancelor Jonathan Bennett

Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, U.S.

Date of Birth: April 16, 1993

Ethnicity: African-American

Family Background: Chance the Rapper is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, actor, philanthropist, and record producer.

He is the son of Ken Bennett and Lisa Bennett.

 

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Lowell P. Weicker, Jr.

May 15, 2018, 6:06 pm
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Birth Name: Lowell Palmer Weicker, Jr.

Place of Birth: Paris, France

Date of Birth: May 16, 1931

Ethnicity: German, English, distant Scottish

Lowell P. Weicker, Jr. is an American politician. As a member of the Republican Party, he was a Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Connecticut, from January 3, 1969 to January 3, 1971, a U.S. Senator from Connecticut, from January 3, 1971 to January 3, 1989, and Governor of Connecticut, from January 9, 1991 to January 4, 1995.

He was a candidate for the Republican Party’s nomination for President of the United States in 1980.

Lowell was born in Paris, France, to American parents, Mary Hastings (Bickford) and Lowell Palmer Weicker.

Lowell’s paternal grandfather was Theodore Weicker. Theodore was born in Darmstadt, Germany, and co-founded pharmaceutics company E. R. Squibb corporation.

Lowell’s paternal grandmother was Florence Edith Palmer (the daughter of Lowell Mason Palmer and Grace Humphries/Humphreys Foote). Lowell great-grandfather Lowell was the son of Chester Palmer and Achsah Smith Melvin. Grace was the daughter of Arthur Wellington Foote and Elizabeth Rieggels.

Source: Genealogy of Lowell P. Weicker, Jr. (focusing on his father’s side) – https://www.geni.com

Genealogy of Lowell’s father (focusing on his own mother’s side) – https://old.findagrave.com

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Danay García

May 15, 2018, 7:29 pm
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Danay Garcia – 2009 NCLR ALMA Awards – Arrivals – UCLA’s Royce Hall – Westwood, CA. USA – Keywords: – 0 – – Photo Credit: Glenn Harris / PR Photos 

Birth Name: Danay García

Place of Birth: Havana, Cuba

Date of Birth: July 5, 1984

Ethnicity: Cuban [Spanish, possibly other]

Family Background: Danay Garcia is an American actress, writer and producer of Cuban origin.

 

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James Brolin

May 15, 2018, 7:30 pm
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James Brolin – CBS, CW and Showtime 2015 Summer TCA Party – Arrivals – Pacific Design Center – West Hollywood, CA, USA – Photo Credit: Izumi Hasegawa / PRPhotos.com

Birth Name: Craig Kenneth Bruderlin

Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, United States

Date of Birth: July 18, 1940

Ethnicity: English, Swiss-German, German, Scottish, Irish

James Brolin is an American actor, producer, and director.

James is the son of Helen Sue (Mansur) and Henry Hurst Bruderlin.

James is married to actress, musician, and filmmaker Barbra Streisand. He has two children, including actor Josh Brolin, with his former wife, late wildlife activist Jane Cameron Agee; and a daughter with his former wife, actress Jan Smithers.

James’s mother’s Mansur line can be traced back to Robert Mansur, who was born, c. 1638, in England.

James’s paternal grandfather was Henry Casper Bruderlin (the son of Albert Bruderlin and Malvina Behrens). Henry was born in Colorado. Albert was Swiss, of Swiss-German descent, and was the son of W./U. Bruderlin and Mary. Malvina was born in Illinois or Iowa, to German parents.

James’s paternal grandmother was Sarah Elizabeth Hurst (the daughter of Levi Allen Hurst and Anna Gertrude McLane). Sarah was born in Missouri. Levi was the son of Thomas Hurst and Sarah Ann Prichard. James’s great-grandmother Anna was the daughter of Allen McLane and Jane Elizabeth Kay.

James’s maternal grandfather was Alan/Allan J. Mansur (the son of Ozro Edward Mansur and Helen Alene/Aline Brownell). Alan was born in California. Ozro was the son of Charles/Carlos Frederick Mansur, who was born in Barnston, Stanstead, Québec, Canada, and of Columbia Leticia/Latricia “Lettie” Gale. Helen was the daughter of Albert Sanford Brownell and Angeline Augusta Wetherbee.

James’s maternal grandmother was Gertrude Turquoise/K./L. “Trudy” Stones/Stone (the daughter of Hiram Nephi Stones and Susan Monima Strong). Gertrude was born in California. Hiram was the son of William M. Stones and Sarah Fitten, who were born in Lancashire, England. Susan was the daughter of Nathaniel/Nathan Mitchell Strong and Firnetta/Farnettie Jane Lane.

Source: Genealogies of James Brolin – https://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com
https://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com
https://www.geni.com
https://www.wikitree.com

Genealogy of James Brolin (focusing on his father’s side) – https://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com

James’s paternal great-grandparents, Albert Bruderlin and Malvina Behrens, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org

Genealogy of James Brolin (through his son, Josh) (focusing on his mother’s side) – https://famouskin.com

Genealogies of James’s maternal grandparents, Alan/Allan J. Mansur and Gertrude Turquoise/K./L. “Trudy” Stones/Stone – https://old.findagrave.com

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D. B. Sweeney

May 15, 2018, 7:34 pm
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Birth Name: Daniel Bernard Sweeney

Place of Birth: Shoreham, New York, United States

Date of Birth: October 14, 1964

Ethnicity: Irish, possibly other

D. B. Sweeney is an American actor.

Photo by kathclick/www.bigstockphoto.com/

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Eddie Money

May 15, 2018, 7:37 pm
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Eddie Money – Hollywood Walk of Fame Honors Arrivals at Taglyan Complex on October 25, 2016 – Taglyan Complex, 1201 Vine Street – Los Angeles, CA, USA – Photo Credit: Guillermo Proano / PR Photos

Birth Name: Edward Joseph Mahoney

Place of Birth: New York City, New York, U.S.

Date of Birth: March 21, 1949

Ethnicity:
*75% Irish
*25% possibly Ashkenazi Jewish

Eddie Money is an American singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist.

He is the son of Dorothy Elizabeth (Keller) and Daniel P. Mahoney. He is married to Laurie, with whom he has five children.

Eddie’s maternal grandfather was Edward J. Keller. Edward was born in New York, to a German-born father and a Polish-born mother. Eddie has said (here and here) that his mother was of Jewish heritage, so it is likely that his grandfather Edward was Jewish.

Eddie’s maternal grandmother was Margaret A. Murphy (the daughter of Patrick Murphy and Anna J. Herbert). Margaret was born in New York.

Source: Eddie’s maternal grandparents, Edward J. Keller and Margaret A. Murphy, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org

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C. J. Wallace

May 15, 2018, 7:40 pm
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Birth Name: Christopher Jordan Wallace Jr.

Place of Birth: New York City, New York, U.S.

Date of Birth: October 29, 1996

Ethnicity:

*Afro-Jamaican (father)

*African-American, European (mother)

Family Background: C.J. Wallace is an American actor. He is the son of the late rapper Christopher Wallace, better known as The Notorious B.I.G. and singer Faith Evans.

 

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Ryan Destiny

May 15, 2018, 7:43 pm
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Ryan Destiny – 5th Annual Nollywood African Film Critics Awards – Arrivals – Orpheum Theatre – Los Angeles, CA, USA – Photo Credit: Sheri Determan / PRPhotos.com

Birth Name: Ryan Destiny Irons

Place of Birth: Detroit, Michigan, U.S.

Date of Birth: January 8, 1995

Ethnicity: 

*African-American (father)

*African-American, European (mother)

Family Background: Ryan Destiny is an American singer and actress. She currently stars in the Fox TV musical drama Star as Alexandra Crane.

Her father, Deron Irons, is African American, while her mother, Dawn Irons, is biracial, European and African American.

Source: https://twitter.com/RyanDestiny/status/403638879296958464

 

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Anne-Marie Duff

May 18, 2018, 7:02 am
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Anne-Marie Duff – 59th Annual BFI London Film Festival – Opening Night Gala – “Suffragette” Premiere – Arrivals – Odeon Leicester Square Cinema – London, UK – Photo Credit: Landmark / PR Photos 

Place of Birth: London, England

Date of Birth: October 8, 1970

Ethnicity: Irish

Anne-Marie Duff is an English actress. She was married to actor James McAvoy, with whom she has a son.

Her parents are Irish immigrants.

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