Jean Ackerman . Ziegfeld Follies Girl
Jean's father, Alexander McCraw, Jr., was born in Edinburgh, Scotland on June 10, 1879 to Alexander Sr. and Jane Williamson. Alexander Sr., a railway ticket counter operator, sought a more prosperous life for his family. When Alexander Jr. was 7 years old, his family immigrated to the United States.
Jean's mother, Marie, was born to Fredric Mueller and Marie Bach in Germany in April of 1881. Her family emigrated from Germany to the United States in 1884 when Marie was 3 years old.
Jean Ackerman was born on December 11, 1903 in New York City, New York, as Jeannette McCraw.
She was an actress, known for The Girl Habit (1931).
She was married to Walter Hirshon and Ferdinand August Ackerman.
Jean Ackerman, a featured member of the Ziegfeld Follies from 1927 to 1930, was once called the "World's Most Beautiful Brunette." A talented dancer and actress, Ackerman was a darling of the tabloids, attending fashionable parties and other events and being romantically linked with a number of men until she married a wealthy stockbroker and retired from public life.
She died on November 26, 1960 in Miami Beach, Florida.
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Research: Cisco Kid, 2015.
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First marriage:
Name Ferdinand August Ackerman
Sex Male
Age 21
Birth Year (Estimated) 1903
Father's Name Bernhard Ackerman
Father's Sex Male
Mother's Name Marie Bochman
Mother's Sex Female
Spouse's Name Jeanette McCraw
Spouse's Sex Female
Spouse's Age 20
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1904
Spouse's Father's Name Alexander McCraw
Spouse's Father's Sex Male
Spouse's Mother's Name Mary Miller
Event Type Marriage
Event Date 27 Feb 1924
Event Place Kings, New York, United States
Source Details 3154
Jean Ackerman . Ziegfeld Follies Girl
Jean's father, Alexander McCraw, Jr., was born in Edinburgh, Scotland on June 10, 1879 to Alexander Sr. and Jane Williamson. Alexander Sr., a railway ticket counter operator, sought a more prosperous life for his family. When Alexander Jr. was 7 years old, his family immigrated to the United States.
Jean's mother, Marie, was born to Fredric Mueller and Marie Bach in Germany in April of 1881. Her family emigrated from Germany to the United States in 1884 when Marie was 3 years old.
Jean Ackerman was born on December 11, 1903 in New York City, New York, as Jeannette McCraw.
She was an actress, known for The Girl Habit (1931).
She was married to Walter Hirshon and Ferdinand August Ackerman.
Jean Ackerman, a featured member of the Ziegfeld Follies from 1927 to 1930, was once called the "World's Most Beautiful Brunette." A talented dancer and actress, Ackerman was a darling of the tabloids, attending fashionable parties and other events and being romantically linked with a number of men until she married a wealthy stockbroker and retired from public life.
She died on November 26, 1960 in Miami Beach, Florida.
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Research: Cisco Kid, 2015.
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First marriage:
Name Ferdinand August Ackerman
Sex Male
Age 21
Birth Year (Estimated) 1903
Father's Name Bernhard Ackerman
Father's Sex Male
Mother's Name Marie Bochman
Mother's Sex Female
Spouse's Name Jeanette McCraw
Spouse's Sex Female
Spouse's Age 20
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1904
Spouse's Father's Name Alexander McCraw
Spouse's Father's Sex Male
Spouse's Mother's Name Mary Miller
Event Type Marriage
Event Date 27 Feb 1924
Event Place Kings, New York, United States
Source Details 3154
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