Birth Name: Matthew Douglas Salinger
Place of Birth: Windsor, Vermont, U.S.
Date of Birth: February 13, 1960
Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish (paternal grandfather), English, Irish, German, Scottish
Matt Salinger is an American actor and producer. He is the son of author J. D. Salinger and English psychologist Alison Claire Douglas.
Matt’s paternal grandfather was Solomon Salinger (the son of Simon F. Salinger and Fannie Copland). Simon was born in Taurogen, Lithuania, and was the son of Hyman Joseph Salinger and Dora “Doris” Shereshevsky. Fannie was born in Berrincki, Lithuania, the daughter of Morris Kaplan/Copland and Ida/Chaya Telser
Matt’s paternal grandmother was Marie Jillich (the daughter of George Lester Jillich and Nellie F. McMahon). George was the son of George Lester Jillich, Sr. and Mary Jane Bennett.
Matt’s maternal grandfather was art critic Robert Langton Douglas (the son of Robert Douglas and Annie Johnson). Matt’s great-grandfather Robert was the son of Samuel Douglas and Hannah Stow. Annie was the daughter of Thomas Johnson and Harriet Baldwin.
Matt’s maternal grandmother was Jean Stewart (the daughter of John Stewart). John was likely Scottish.
Source: Genealogy of Matt Salinger – https://www.geni.com/people/Matt-Salinger/6000000022144737231
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