Birth Name: Stephen Frederick Chbosky
Place of Birth: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Date of Birth: January 25, 1970
Ethnicity: English, Scottish, German [including Alsatian], some French, possibly other
Stephen Chbosky is an American novelist, screenwriter, and film director.
Stephen is the son of Lea (Meyer) and Frederick George “Fred” Chbosky. Stephen has a sister, Stacy, who is married to director John Erick Dowdle.
Stephen’s paternal grandparents were likely Stephen Chbosky and Anna K.
Stephen’s maternal grandfather was Ambrose John Meyer (the son of Jacob A. Meyer and Gertrude B. Heeg). Jacob was the son of John M. Meyer, who was from Moselle, Lorraine, France, and had German and French roots, and of Catherine Miller. Gertrude was the daughter of Albert Heeg and Elizabeth Stinner, whose own parents were German.
Stephen’s maternal grandmother was Alberta M. Maloy (the daughter of John Albert Maloy and Lucy Whalen). John was the son of James Maloy and Jane Kyle, who was Scottish.
Sources: Genealogy of Stephen’s maternal grandparents – http://www.findagrave.com
Obituary of Stephen’s maternal grandmother – http://www.newspapers.com
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