Michael Nouri
Nouri in 2016, photo by kathclick/bigstockphoto.com
Birth Name: Michael David Nouri
Place of Birth: Washington, D.C., U.S.
Date of Birth: December 9, 1945
Ethnicity:
*Iraqi (father)
*Irish (mother)
Michael Nouri is an American actor. He is known for his role as Nick Hurley in the film Flashdance (1983).
Michael is the son of Gloria (Montgomery) and Edmond Joseph Nouri. His father was born in Baghdad, Iraq. His mother has Irish ancestry. Michael has two children.
Michael’s maternal grandfather was Robert H. Montgomery (the son of John H. Montgomery and Margaret Canavan). Robert was born in Massachusetts. John was born in Illinois, the son of William Montgomery and Sarah, who was Irish. Margaret was born in Massachusetts, the daughter of Irish parents, Patrick Canavan and Ellen.
Michael’s maternal grandmother was Elizabeth A. Murphy (the daughter of James P. Murphy and Amelia L. Davis). Elizabeth was born in Massachusetts. James was Irish. Amelia was born in Ontario, Canada, the daughter of William Patrick Davis, who was Irish, and of Emma Cotton/Cotten Walsh, who was born in France, but may not have been of French ancestry.
Source: Obituary of Michael’s father – http://query.nytimes.com
Michael’s mother on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Marriage record of Michael’s maternal grandparents, Robert H. Montgomery and Elizabeth A. Murphy – https://familysearch.org
Michael’s maternal grandparents, Robert H. Montgomery and Elizabeth A. Murphy, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Michael’s maternal grandfather, Robert H. Montgomery, on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Marriage record of Michael’s maternal great-grandparents, John H. Montgomery and Margaret Canavan – https://familysearch.org
Michael’s maternal grandmother, Elizabeth A. Murphy, on the 1900 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Amelia was the daughter of William Davis and Emma Cotten Walsh. Emma was probably of Irish descent rather than French.
Mother on a census:
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XQGN-PVK
His grandmother has parents from Irish Free State and Canada.
See also here:
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXBD-821
This is his grandparents marriage record:
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N4XS-P5R
Canavan and Murphy are Irish, while Davis is Welsh (this, of course, doesn’t have to mean anything).
Great-grandparents on a census:
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2VK-GX2
Their marriage record:
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N4S6-SX6
Murphys on a census:
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9TC-D3B
Amelia’s mother is from France and her father is from Ireland.