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George Clooney was born 6 May 1961 in Lexington, Kentucky, United States to Nicholas Joseph Clooney (1934-) and Nina Warren (1939) .
George Timothy Clooney (born May 6, 1961) is an American actor, film director, producer, and screenwriter. For his work as an actor, he has received three Golden Globe Awards and an Academy Award. Clooney is also noted for his political activism, and has served as one of the United Nations Messengers of Peace since January 31, 2008.[1][2][3]
Early life
Clooney was born in Lexington, Kentucky.[4][5] His mother, Nina Bruce (née Warren, 1939–),[6] is a former beauty pageant queen. His father, Nick Clooney, is a former anchorman, as well as a game show and American Movie Classics host. Clooney's ancestry includes Irish, German, French Huguenot, Northern Irish (Scotch-Irish), Scottish, Welsh and English.[7] His paternal great-great-grandparents, Nicholas Clooney (of County Kilkenny) and Bridget Byron, emigrated to the United States from Ireland.[8] His maternal four times great-grandmother, Mary Ann Sparrow, was the half-sister of Nancy Hanks (Nancy Hanks was the mother of President Abraham Lincoln).[9] Clooney has an older sister, Adelia (also known as Ada); his cousins include actors Miguel and Rafael Ferrer, who are the sons of his aunt, singer Rosemary Clooney, and actor José Ferrer. He is also related to another singer, Debby Boone, who married his cousin Gabriel Ferrer (son of José Ferrer and Rosemary Clooney).
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Alexander George Timothy Clooney (2017) | 6 June 2017 San Gabriel, California, United States | ||
| Ella Clooney (2017) | 6 June 2017 San Gabriel, California, United States | ||
Siblings
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Adelia Clooney (c1960) | |||
| George Timothy Clooney (1961) | 6 May 1961 Lexington, Kentucky, United States | Amal Alamuddin (1978) | |
Ancestry
1st Generation
- 1 George Timothy Clooney (1961)
2nd Generation
- 2 Nicholas J. Clooney (1934)
- 3 Nina Bruce Warren
3rd Generation [10]
- 4 Andrew Joseph Clooney (1902-1974) [11]
- 5 Frances Marie Guilfoyle (1909-1973) [12]
- 6 Marvin Jackson Warren (1910-1985) [13]
- 7 Dica Mae Edwards (1918) [14] [15]
4th Generation
- 8 Andrew B Clooney (1874-1947) [16] [17]
- 9 Crescentia Koch (c1876-1939) [18] [19]
- 10 Michael Joseph Guilfoyle (1876-1928) [20] [21] [22] [23]
- 11 Adelia Martha Farrow (1884-1959) aka Ada [24]
- 12 William M Warren (1880-) of Green Co., KY [25] [26] [27]
- 13 Ida Lou Chambers (c1885-) [28] [29] [30]
- 14 Roy Edwards (1895-1976) [31][32]
- 15 Nora Bell Perkins (1901-1987) [33]
5th Generation
- 16 Nicholas Clooney (c1830-), born in Ireland [34]
- 17 Bridget Bryan/Byron (c1835-1914), born in Ireland [35] [36]
- 18 Joseph A Koch of OH
- 19 Margaret Manns of OH
- 20 Con Guilfoyle (c1846-bef1930) of Ireland [37]
- 21 Rose Sweeney (c1855-) of KY [38] [39] [40]
- 22 Samuel Tulley Farrow (1858-1916) [41]
- 23 Louella Breckenridge Vanden (1860-1935)
- 26 John Martin Chambers (1862-1912) [42] [43] [44]
- 27 Lucy Ann Crow (1866-1937) [45] [46]
- 28 James (Jack) Edwards (c1858-1931) [47] [48] [49]
- 29 Hattie Unknown (c1881-) [50]
- 31 Jane Gray
6th Generation
- 44 John B Farrow (1833-1908) [51] [52] [53]
- 45 Martha Jane Bramel (1840-1926) [54] [55] [56] [57] [58]
- 46 Preston Breckenridge Vanden (c1815-) of OH
- 47 Adelia Cooper (c1820-) of OH
- 52 Abraham Chambers (c1828-) of TN [59] [60] [61]
- 53 Susanna A Hawkins (c1824-) of SC [62] [63] [64]
- 54 James McKilrick Crow (1842-1913) [65] [66] [67] [68]
- 55 Nancy K Riley (c1851-) [69] [70]
- 56 Mason Edwards (1806-1868) of VA
- 57 Lucinda A Whitehouse (1834-1884) of KY, aka Lucy [71]
7th Generation
- 88 Orson Logan Farrow (1805-1863)
- 89 Elizabeth O Bruer
- 90 Samuel A Bramel (1800-1881)
- 91 Mary Jane Taylor (c1808-)
- 104 Unknown Chambers
- 105 Nancy Unknown (c1790-) of SC [72]
- 108 Mansfield Crow (c1807-1857) [73]
- 109 Mary Ann Rigden (c1808-) [74]
- 112 Lewis Edwards (1774-1837)
- 113 Mary Brunts (1762-1862)
- 114 Benjamin Whitehouse (1788-1865)
- 115 Mary Ann Sparrow (1790-1861)
See also: Celebrity Ancestors
References
- ^ Worsnip, Patrick (January 18, 2008). "George Clooney named UN messenger of peace". Reuters. http://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSN1833517620080118?feedType=RSS&feedName=domesticNews&rpc=22&sp=true.
- ^ "UN gives actor Clooney peace role". BBC News. February 1, 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7220701.stm. Retrieved July 5, 2008.
- ^ "Clooney PSA Announcement". Betterworldcampaign.org. http://www.betterworldcampaign.org/peace. Retrieved September 19, 2009.
- ^ "Intriguing people for January 18, 2010". CNN. January 18, 2010. http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/01/18/mip.monday/.
- ^ . February 1, 2006. http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=LH&s_site=kentucky&p_multi=LH&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=10F871099DD82300&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM.
- ^ "Second Generation". http://www.genealogy.com/famousfolks/george-clooney/d0/i0000005.htm#s2.
- ^ Eig, Jonathan (September 1, 1992). "The voice of experience Stormy life lends emotion to Clooney's singing". The Dallas Morning News. http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=DM&p_theme=dm&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0ED3D262C9330137&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM. Retrieved December 4, 2011.
- ^ "Taking Liberties Seriously Director George Clooney Puts A Premium On Accuracy For His Dramatization of the Murrow-Mccarthy Clashes. – Free Online Library". Thefreelibrary.com. http://www.thefreelibrary.com/TAKING+LIBERTIES+SERIOUSLY+DIRECTOR+GEORGE+CLOONEY+PUTS+A+PREMIUM+ON...-a0137117630. Retrieved September 19, 2009.
- ^ "George Clooney is distant cousin of Abraham Lincoln". Yahoo!. http://movies.yahoo.com/news/george-clooney-distant-cousin-abraham-lincoln-060837734--finance.html.
- ^ http://www.genealogy.com/famousfolks/george-clooney/index.html
- ^ 1920, 1930 Census - Maysville, Mason County, Kentucky
- ^ 1920, 1930 Census - Maysville, Mason County, Kentucky
- ^ 1920 Census - Boyle County, Kentucky
- ^ Kentucky Birth Records@Ancestry.com
- ^ 1920, 1930 Census - Boyle County, Kentucky
- ^ 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930 Census - Maysville, Mason County, Kentucky
- ^ Kentucky Death Records@Ancestry.com
- ^ 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930 Census - Maysville, Mason County, Kentucky
- ^ Kentucky Death Records@Ancestry.com
- ^ 1900 Census - Mays Lick, Mason County, Kentucky
- ^ 1920 Census - Maysville, Mason County, Kentucky
- ^ World War I Draft Registration Card
- ^ Kentucky Death Records @Ancestry.com
- ^ 1920, 1930 Census - Maysville, Mason County, Kentucky
- ^ 1910, 1920 Census - Boyle County, Kentucky
- ^ Mentioned in the death record of Mary Ann Warren (1925-1925)
- ^ World War I Draft Registration Card (listed as George William Warren, wife is Ida Lou).
- ^ 1900 Census - Mitchellsburg, Boyle County, Kentucky (listed as Ida L Chambers)
- ^ 1910, 1920 Census - Boyle County, Kentucky
- ^ Mentioned in the death record of Mary Ann Warren (1925-1925)
- ^ 1900 Census - Mitchellsburg, Boyle County, Kentucky
- ^ 1910, 1920, 1930 Census - Boyle County, Kentucky
- ^ 1920, 1930 Census - Boyle County, Kentucky
- ^ 1880 Census - Mason County, Kentucky
- ^ 1880 Census - Mason County, Kentucky
- ^ Kentucky Death Records@Ancestry.com
- ^ 1900 Census - Mays Lick, Mason County, Kentucky (listed as Coney)
- ^ 1900 Census - Mays Lick, Mason County, Kentucky (listed as Rosa)
- ^ 1920 Census - Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio
- ^ 1930 Census - Maysville, Mason County, Kentucky
- ^ 1870 Census - Orangeburg, Mason County, Kentucky
- ^ 1870, 1880 Census - Boyle County, Kentucky
- ^ 1900 Census - Mitchellsburg, Boyle County, Kentucky
- ^ Kentucky Death Records@Ancestry.com
- ^ 1900 Census - Mitchellsburg, Boyle County, Kentucky
- ^ Kentucky Death Records@Ancestry.com
- ^ 1900 Census - Mitchellsburg, Boyle County, Kentucky
- ^ 1870, 1880, 1910 Census - Boyle County, Kentucky
- ^ Kentucky Death Records@Ancestry.com
- ^ 1900 Census - Mitchellsburg, Boyle County, Kentucky
- ^ 1870 Census - Orangeburg, Mason County, Kentucky
- ^ 1880 Census - Mount Carmel, Fleming County, Kentucky
- ^ 1900 Census - Fleming County, Kentucky
- ^ 1870 Census - Orangeburg, Mason County, Kentucky
- ^ 1880 Census - Mount Carmel, Fleming County, Kentucky
- ^ 1900 Census - Fleming County, Kentucky
- ^ 1920 Census - Maysville, Mason County, Kentucky
- ^ Kentucky Death Records@Ancestry.com
- ^ 1850 Jackson County, Tennessee
- ^ 1870, 1880 Census - Boyle County, Kentucky
- ^ 1900 Census - Mitchellsburg, Boyle County, Kentucky
- ^ 1850 Jackson County, Tennessee
- ^ 1870, 1880 Census - Boyle County, Kentucky (listed as Susanna)
- ^ 1900 Census - Mitchellsburg, Boyle County, Kentucky (listed as Susy A)
- ^ 1850, 1860 Census - Washington County, Kentucky
- ^ Kentucky Marriages@Ancestry.com (married 1865 in Washington County)
- ^ 1900, 1910 Census - Dugansville, Mercer County, Kentucky
- ^ Kentucky Death Records@Ancestry.com
- ^ Kentucky Marriages@Ancestry.com (married 1865 in Washington County)
- ^ 1900, 1910 Census - Dugansville, Mercer County, Kentucky
- ^ 1870 Census - Boyle County, Kentucky
- ^ 1870 Census - Boyle County, Kentucky
- ^ 1850 Census - Washington County, Kentucky
- ^ 1850, 1860 Census - Washington County, Kentucky
Footnotes (including sources)
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