Stan Berenstain and Jan Berenstain

Birth Name:
*Janice Marian Grant (Jan)
*Stanley Melvin Berenstain

Date of Birth:
*July 26, 1923 (Jan)
*September 29, 1923 (Stan)

Place of Birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.

Date of Death:
*February 24, 2012 (Jan)
*November 26, 2005 (Stan)

Place of Death:
*Doylestown, Pennsylvania (Jan)
*Solebury Township, Pennsylvania, U.S. (Stan)

Ethnicity:
*Stan – Ashkenazi Jewish
*Jan – Scottish, German, Irish, possibly other

Stan Berenstain and Jan Berenstain were American writers and illustrators. They created the children’s book series The Berenstain Bears c. 1951, which also became a television show. They met on their first day at art school at the Philadelphia Museum School of Industrial Art. They had two children, including writer and illustrator of children’s books Mike Berenstain.

Stan Berenstain was Jewish. He was the son of Rose (Brander) and Harry Berenstein.

Jan Berenstain was Episcopalian. She was the daughter of Marian Arstaken (Beck) and Alfred James Grant.

Stan’s paternal grandfather was named Abraham Berenstain. Abraham was born in Russia.

Stan’s maternal grandfather was named Charles Brander. Charles was born in Austria.

Jan’s maternal grandfather was named Ambrose Beck (the son of Marion Beck). Ambrose was born in Pennsylvania.

Jan’s maternal grandmother was named Anne Higgins. Anne was born in Pennsylvania.

Source: Genealogy of Stan Berenstein and Jan Berenstain – https://www.wikitree.com