Richard Linklater – 65th Annual ACE Eddie Awards – Arrivals – The Beverly Hilton Hotel – Beverly Hills, CA, USA – Photo Credit: Kazuki Hirata / HollywoodNewsWire.net / PRPhotos.com
Birth Name: Richard Stuart Linklater
Place of Birth: Houston, Harris, Texas, U.S.
Date of Birth: July 30, 1960
Ethnicity: German, Irish, English, Scottish
Richard Linklater is an American filmmaker, screenwriter, and actor.
Richard is the son of Diane Margaret (Krieger) and Charles Waterloo “Chuck” Linklater III. He is married to Christina Harrison, with whom he is the father of actress Lorelei Linklater.
Richard’s paternal grandfather was Charles Waterloo Linklater, Jr. (the son of Charles Waterloo Linklater, Sr. and Mabel Ellen Winkler). Richard’s great-grandfather Charles was the son of James Linklater, who was from Shetland, Scotland, and of Julia Esther Root. Mabel was the daughter of William Winkler, whose own parents were German, and of Elizabeth “Lizzie” Ficke/Fieke, whose parents were also German.
Richard’s paternal grandmother was Shirley Hallie Bennett (the daughter of Albert Enoch Bennett and Elsie Elya Edgar). Albert was the son of Mason Bennett and Lenore Beals. Elsie was the daughter of Charles Edgar and Isabella/Isabelle.
Richard’s maternal grandfather was Charles R. Krieger (the son of Charles Julius Krieger and Anna O’Connor). Richard’s great-grandfather Charles was born in Wisconsin, to parents from Germany. Anna was born in Minnesota, to parents from Ireland.
Richard’s maternal grandmother was Thelma M. Zalmer (the daughter of Leo V. Zalmer and Mildred J.). Leo’s father was German.
Sources: Genealogy of Richard Linklater – http://www.wikitree.com
Birth record of Richard Linklater – http://www.familysearch.org
Richard’s father on the 1940 U.S. Census – http://www.familysearch.org
Death record of Richard’s paternal great-grandfather, Albert Enoch Bennett – http://www.familysearch.org
Birth record of Richard’s mother – http://www.familysearch.org
Richard’s mother on the 1940 U.S. Census – http://www.familysearch.org
Obituary of Richard’s mother – http://obituaries.itemonline.com
Marriage record of Richard’s maternal great-grandparents, Charles Julius Krieger and Anna O’Connor – http://www.familysearch.org