Birth Name: Kathryn Ann Bigelow
Place of Birth: San Carlos, California, U.S.
Date of Birth: November 27, 1951
Ethnicity:
*English, possibly other (father)
*Norwegian (mother)
Kathryn Bigelow is an American film director, producer, and writer. She was born in San Carlos, California, the daughter of Ronald Elliot Bigelow and Gertrude Kathryn (Larson).
Her paternal grandfather was Cecil Elliot Bigelow. His parents were Granville Alexander Bigelow (the son of Rufus Bigelow and Henriette/Henrietta Elizabeth Everman/Eversman) and Sarah Louise Wilhite (the daughter of William Wilhite and Martha).
Rufus’ ancestry can be traced back to his great-great-great-great-grandparents, John Bigelow and Mary Warren, who were both originally from Suffolk, England.
Her paternal grandmother was Maude Lulu Folkers.
Her maternal grandparents were Samuel Larson and Bertha Dahl (the daughter of A.L. Dahl and Gertrude).
Both Samuel and Bertha were born in Wisconsin. Samuel’s parents were from Norway. Bertha’s father, A.L. Dahl, was also Norwegian. Gertrude was born in Wisconsin to Norwegian parents.
Kathryn has described her mother as a “very stoic Norwegian Lutheran”.
She was previously married to Canadian director and filmmaker James Cameron.
Source: Genealogy of Kathryn Bigelow – https://www.geni.com/
Genealogy of Kathryn’s paternal grandfather, Cecil Elliot Bigelow – http://bigelowsociety.com/rod9/cec92219.htm
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