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Taymor in 2011, photo by Prphotos.com
Place of Birth: Newton, Massachusetts, U.S.
Date of Birth: December 15, 1952
Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish
Julie Taymor is an American director and writer of theater, opera, and film.
She is the daughter of Elizabeth (Bernstein) and Melvin Lester Taymor.
Julie’s paternal grandfather was named Aaron/Orel Taymor (the son of Kopel Leibov Teitelbaum). Aaron was a Polish Jewish immigrant.
Julie’s paternal grandmother was Emma B. Madfis (the daughter of Jacob Madfis and Dora Tina Bilick). Emma was a Ukrainian Jewish immigrant.
Source: Julie’s father on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org