Birth Name: Wesley Wales Anderson
Place of Birth: May 1, 1969
Date of Birth: Houston, Texas, U.S.
Ethnicity:
*Swedish (paternal grandfather)
*Norwegian (paternal grandmother)
*English, Scots-Irish, German (mother)
Wes Anderson is an American film director, film producer, screenwriter, and actor. He was born in Houston, Texas, the son of Melver Leonard J. Anderson and Texas Ann (Burroughs). He has two brothers, Mel and Eric.
Melver is of half-Swedish and half-Norwegian ancestry. Texas is said to have English, Scots-Irish, and German heritage.
His paternal grandfather was Melver Leonard Anderson. His parents were Ernest Melver Leonard Anderson (the son of Charles W. Anderson and Emana C.) and Esther Johanna Jacobson (the daughter of Nels Gustaf Jacobson and Johanna Gustava Svenson). Ernest and Esther were first-generation Americans, born in Illinois, to Swedish parents.
His paternal grandmother was Mildred Nelson. Her parents were Abram Edvard (Abraham Edward) Nelson and Inga Christina Olson. Both Abram and Inga were Norwegian immigrants.
His maternal grandfather was Edgar Wales Burroughs. His parents were John Wales Burroughs (the son of George T. Burroughs and Margaret McEntire) and Augusta Ann Stricklin (the daughter of Jonathan Garner Stricklin and Elizabeth Johnson).
His maternal grandmother was Texas Pringle Bates. Her parents were Albert Franklin Bates (the son of Aaron H. Bates and Frances C.) and Texas Cope Pringle (the daughter of William Green Pringle and Virginia Phoebe Johnston).
Wes has once stated in an interview that he is “half-Norwegian, half-Swedish”, which doesn’t seem to be accurate, as he clearly is one quarter Norwegian and one quarter Swedish.
Sources: Genealogy of Wes Anderson (private) – https://www.geni.com/people/Wes-Anderson/6000000031210767577
Genealogy of Wes’ (maternal) uncle, Stephen Burroughs – https://www.geni.com/people/Stephen-Burroughs/6000000031211094754
Genealogy of Wes’ paternal grandfather, Melver Anderson – https://www.geni.com/people/Melver-Anderson-Jr/6000000031210751558
Obituary of Wes’ paternal grandmother, Mildred Nelson – https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/11285372/
http://www.interviewmagazine.com/film/wes-anderson/
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