Carlton Cuse
Cuse in 2015, photo by kathclick/www.bigstockphoto.com
Birth Name: Arthur Carlton Cuse
Place of Birth: Mexico City, Mexico
Date of Birth: March 22, 1959
Ethnicity: German [including Baltic and Alsatian], one quarter Ashkenazi Jewish, distant French
Carlton Cuse is a Mexican-born American screenwriter and producer.
Carlton is the son of Susan and Arthur Cuse. His parents are American. Carlton was raised Catholic in Massachusetts and California, U.S. He is married to Christiane Hart, and has three children, including filmmaker Nick Cuse.
Carlton’s paternal grandfather was Robert Cuse (the son of Waldemar Cuse and Margaret Berzan). Robert was an engineer and businessperson, and was born in Riga, Latvia, of Baltic German descent.
Carlton’s paternal grandmother was Sophia/Sophie Dolgin (the daughter of Bernard Dolgin and Raisa/Rise Astrow). Sophia was a Jewish emigrant, from Gomel, Belarus.
Carlton’s maternal grandfather was Raymond Jacob Spurzem (the son of Clemens/Clement W. Spurzem and Mary Schmitz). Raymond was born in Minnesota. Clemens’ father, John Jacob Spurzem, was born in Mayen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, the son of Peter L. Spurzem and Anna Halden/Spatza. Clemens’ mother, Barbara Bourgeois, was also born in Germany, the daughter of John Peter Bourgeois, who was from Alsace-Lorraine, and of Helene Klauck.
Carlton’s maternal grandmother was named Mary Henslen. Mary was born in Minnesota.
Sources: http://www.vilcek.org
Carlton’s father on the 1940 U.S. Census – http://www.familysearch.org
Marriage record of Carlton’s paternal grandparents, Robert Cuse and Sophia/Sophie Dolgin – http://www.familysearch.org
Carlton’s paternal grandparents, Robert Cuse and Sophia/Sophie Dolgin, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Information about Carlton’s paternal grandfather, Robert Cuse – http://books.google.com
Carlton’s mother on the 1940 U.S. Census – http://www.familysearch.org
Genealogy of Carlton’s maternal grandfather, Raymond Jacob Spurzem – http://www.findagrave.com
>Carlton’s paternal grandmother was Sophia Dolgin (the daughter of Bernard Dolgin and Raisa Astrow)
Am I the only one who thinks these names sound Russian? Is it possible they were Jewish?
I though the exact same thing (that the names sounded Russian).
They were Jewish. Sophia’s sister Diana listed herself as “Hebrew”.
They do, in fact. “Dolgin” might be Jewish, but I’m not sure about “Astrow”.
Astrovskiy and Astrovskaya are Russian, but it’s possible for Jewish people to have that last name.
Raisa is a common Russian name. Russian Germans weren’t really assimilated like that.
Yes, if the information on the marriage record is correct, I think Sophia was Jewish.
I checked. Dolhin is jewish.