Place of Birth: Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
Date of Birth: September 6, 1944
Ethnicity: English, Scottish, German
Swoosie Kurtz is an American actress. She is the daughter of Margaret “Margo” (Rogers), an author, and Air Force Colonel Frank Allen Kurtz, Jr., a World War II American bomber pilot and Olympic diver. Swoosie was named after “The Swoose” or “Swoose”, an early Boeing B-17D Flying Fortress bomber, named half swan, half goose. Her father piloted it, breaking all Pacific records.
Swoosie’s paternal grandfather was Frank Allen Kurtz (the son of Daniel Webster Boone Kurtz and Sarah Louise Russell). Frank was born in Missouri.
Swoosie’s paternal grandmother was Dora Lee Fenton (the daughter of James Jasper Fenton and Caroline Ada Trundle). Dora was born in Missouri. James was the son of James Jasper Fenton and Sarah Adaline/Adeline Drane. Caroline was the daughter of William Rufus Trundle and Angeline Fowler.
Sources: Genealogy of Swoosie Kurtz (focusing on her father’s side) – https://www.geni.com
Obituary of Swoosie’s father – http://people.com
Swoosie’s paternal grandparents, Frank Allen Kurtz and Dora Lee Fenton, on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
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