Birth Name: Robert Alan Morse
Date of Birth: May 18, 1931
Place of Birth: Newton, Massachusetts, U.S.
Date of Death: April 20, 2022
Place of Death: Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish
Robert Morse was an American actor and singer. He starred in the film How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, in many acclaimed Broadway roles, and on the show Mad Men.
Robert was the son of May (Silver), a pianist, and Charles Morse, who worked at a record store, and managed a movie theatre chain. His father was born in Massachusetts, of German Jewish descent. His mother was born in New York, to Russian Jewish parents.
He was married to Elizabeth Roberts, until his death, and had five children.
Robert’s paternal grandfather was Jacob C. Morse (the son of Charles Morse and Sarah Strauss). Jacob was born in New Hampshire, to German Jewish parents. Robert’s great-grandfather Charles was the son of Jacob Morse and Charlotte. Sarah was the daughter of Jacob Strauss and Betat.
Robert’s paternal grandmother was Josephine Gans (the daughter of Louis Gans and Esther/Hester Sturman). Josephine was born in New York, to a German Jewish father and an English Jewish mother.
Robert’s maternal grandfather was named Benjamin J. Silver. Benjamin’s father was evidently born in Austria.
Robert’s maternal grandmother was named Ida Heiman.
Sources: Marriage record of Robert’s parents – https://www.familysearch.org
Robert’s father on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Marriage records of Robert’s paternal grandparents, Jacob C. Morse and Josephine Gans – https://www.familysearch.org
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Robert’s mother on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
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