Birth Name: Paul Samuel Feig
Place of Birth: Mount Clemens, Michigan, U.S.
Date of Birth: September 17, 1962
Ethnicity:
*Ashkenazi Jewish (father)
*English, possibly other (mother)
Paul Feig is an American actor, film director, producer, and screenwriter.
Paul is the son of Elaine Elizabeth (Artingstall) and Sanford William Feig.
Paul’s father was raised Jewish. He later converted to Christian Science. Paul’s mother was of English (and possibly other) descent.
Paul’s paternal grandfather was Pesach/Philip Meir/Meyer Feig (the son of Jacob David or Sholom Volfe Feig and Frumet/Frimma Pollak). Pesach was born in Nagy Bocska, Marrmoroz, Hungary (Velykiy Bychkiv, Ukraine). Jacob was the son of Peiszech Majer Feig and Szaszje.
Paul’s paternal grandmother was Chaya/Chaika “Clara” Goldenberg (the daughter of Samuel Goldenberg and Sara/Sarah Heinick/Hajnik/Haynick). Chaya was born in Missouri. Samuel was born in Hungary, the son of Sholom/Shurley Goldenberg and Sizie/Sophia. Sara was born in Romania, the daughter of Shoil/Saul Haynick/Haing and Dobrish/Dora, who was from Russia.
Paul’s maternal grandparents were Samuel Artingstall and Ethel Hinton (the daughter of Ben Whitehead and Elizabeth Henrietta).
Sources: Genealogies of Paul Feig – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/
http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/
Paul’s father, Sanford Feig, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X7M5-5XG
http://www.theoaklandpress.com/article/OP/20130529/NEWS/305299835
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