Birth Name: Wallace Michael Shawn
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, United States
Date of Birth: November 12, 1943
Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish
Wallace Shawn is an American actor. He is the son of Cecille (Lyon) and William Shawn (William Chon), a magazine editor. His brother is Allen Shawn, a composer.
Wallace’s paternal grandparents were Benjamin William Chon (the son of William Louis Chon/Cohen and Esther Elizabeth Singer) and Anna Bransky (the daughter of Morris Bransky and Minna Levy). Benjamin was born in either New York, United States (to Polish Jewish parents), or Warsaw, Poland. Anna was born in England, to Polish Jewish parents.
Wallace’s maternal grandparents were William Lyon and Rose Levinson (the daughter of Rachel). William was born in Russia. Rose was born in Sweden, to Russian Jewish parents.
Sources: Genealogy of Wallace Shawn – https://www.geni.com
https://www.wikitree.com
Wallace’s father, William Shawn, on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKC3-N7P
Wallace’s mother, Cecille Lyon, on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Cecille on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Wallace’s parents, William Shawn and Cecille Lyon, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XS5Q-5N6
Wallace’s paternal grandparents, Benjamin William Chon and Anna Bransky, on the 1900 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Benjamin and Anna on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Benjamin and Anna on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Wallace’s maternal grandparents, William Lyon and Rose Levinson, on the 192o U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
William and Rose on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
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