Birth Name: Jason Nelson Robards, Jr
Date of Birth: July 26, 1922
Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois
Date of Death: December 26, 2000
Place of Death: Bridgeport, Connecticut
Ethnicity: Swedish (maternal grandmother), English, Welsh, German, Irish, distant Scottish
Jason Robards was an American actor. One of his wives was actress Lauren Bacall, with whom he has a son, actor Sam Robards.
Jason’s maternal grandmother was Swedish, and his other roots were English, Welsh, German, Irish, and distant Scottish.
Jason’s paternal grandparents were Franklin “Frank” Pierce Robards (the son of James Nelson Robards and Catherine Hartman) and Elizabeth Loomis (the daughter of Royal Houghton Loomis and Naomi Dobson). Naomi was English.
Jason’s maternal grandparents were Charles Oliver Glanville (the son of William Wright Glanville and Esther Isabel Swires) and Mary Regina Pederson/Peterson (the daughter of Swen August Peterson and Inga Britta Dahlman). Mary was born in Trollhattan, Sweden.
Source: Genealogy of Jason Robards – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com
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