Birth Name: Petar Bogdanović
Place of Birth: Kingston, New York, U.S.
Date of Birth: July 30, 1939
Ethnicity:
*Serbian (father)
*Ashkenazi Jewish (mother)
Peter Bogdanovich is an American director, writer, actor, producer, critic, and film historian.
Peter is the son of Herma (Robinsohn/Robinson) and Borislav Bogdanovich.
Peter’s father was an Orthodox Christian artist from Yuma, Yugoslavia (now Serbia). Peter’s mother was born in Vienna, Austria, to a Jewish family, and later moved to Croatia.
Peter’s paternal grandparents were Antonije Bogdanović and Mara.
Peter’s maternal grandfather was Heinrich “Henry” Robinsohn/Robinson (the son of Schmuel Robinson and Taube Weisenfreund). Heinrich was born in Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine.
Peter’s maternal grandmother was Rudolfine “Finny” Zwilling (the daughter of Hersch Leib/Hermann Zwilling and Anna Chane Reiza Schmidt). Rudolfine was born in Vienna, Austria, to a father from Lviv, Ukraine, and a mother from Warka, Poland. Hermann was the son of Moses Israel Zwilling and Malie Rize Pordes. Anna Chane was the daughter of Mendel Schmidt and Rechel Moskowicz.
Source: Genealogy of Peter Bogdanovich – http://www.geni.com
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