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Silberling in 2016, photo by kathclick /www.bigstockphoto.com/
Birth Name: Bradley Mitchell Silberling
Place of Birth: Washington, D.C., U.S.
Date of Birth: September 8, 1963
Ethnicity: * father – Ashkenazi Jewish * mother – English, Irish, distant German, Swiss-German, and French-Canadian [converted to Judaism]
Brad Silberling is an American television and film director.
Brad is the son of Joyce and Robert Silberling, who was a television executive and producer. Brad’s father was from a Jewish family. Brad’s mother, who has English, Irish, and distant German, Swiss-German, and French-Canadian, ancestry, converted to Judaism. Brad is married to actress Amy Brenneman , with whom he has two children.
Brad’s maternal grandfather was Elsworth/Ellsworth Horsford/Hosford “Tom” Tucker (the son of Edgar Ruthven Tucker and Annie Lillian Horsford/Hosford). Elsworth was born in Massachusetts. Edgar was the son of Warren Chandler Tucker and Sarah Elizabeth Stanles/Staples. Annie was the daughter of Joseph Horsford and Katherine Withers, who were from Ireland.
Brad’s maternal grandmother was Dora F. Moser (the daughter of Horace Edward Moser and Ethel Frances Gilday). Dora was born in Massachusetts. Horace was the son of Edwin B. Moser and Grace Lillian Eaton. Ethel was the daughter of Irish parents, William Gilday and Mary Ellen Murphy.
Sources: Obituary of Brad’s father – http://www.ccgfuneralhome.com
Brad’s maternal grandfather, Elsworth/Ellsworth Horsford/Hosford “Tom” Tucker, on the 1920 U.S. Census – http://www.familysearch.org
Birth record of Brad’s maternal great-aunt (grandfather’s sister) – http://www.familysearch.org
Obituary of Brad’s maternal great-aunt (grandfather’s sister) – http://www.genlookups.com
Marriage record of Brad’s maternal great-grandparents, Edgar Ruthven Tucker and Annie Lillian Horsford/Hosford – http://www.familysearch.org