Beau Willimon

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Birth Name: Pack Beauregard Willimon

Place of Birth: Alexandria, Virginia, U.S.

Date of Birth: October 26, 1977

Ethnicity:
*father – English, German, Ashkenazi Jewish
*mother – Slovak

Beau Willimon is an American playwright, producer, and screenwriter. He is the creator and showrunner of the series House of Cards and The First.

Beau is the son of Nancy and Henry Willimon. He was raised in St. Louis, Missouri. He has stated that his surname Willimon is a modification of the German surname Wilheim.

Beau’s paternal grandfather was Henry Pack Willimon, Sr. (the son of William Henry Willimon and Alice Maud/Maude Pack). William was the son of Robert Charles Willimon and Martha Caroline Ashmore. Alice was the daughter of Charles Henry Alexander Pack and Ann Eliza Walker.

Beau’s paternal grandmother was Betty Jane Oberndorfer (the daughter of Martin Levy and Hilda M. Oberndorfer). Beau’s grandmother Betty was of mostly or entirely Jewish background. Hilda was the daughter of William Philip Oberndorfer, who was born in Virginia, to parents from Bavaria, Germany, and of Colista J. Hopwood/Hoppwood.

Beau’s maternal grandfather was Emil Edwin Morrow (the son of Joseph Morrow and Victoria Korpala/Kolpola). Emil was born in Ohio. Joseph’s original surname likely was Budinszky, and he was born in either Czechoslovakia or Austria. Victoria was born in Czechoslovakia, and her surname is Slovak.

Beau’s maternal grandmother was Josephine A. Skrovan (the daughter of John Skrovan and Sophia Rozboril). Josephine was born in Ohio, to Slovak parents, from Gbely. John was the son of Mathias/Matthew Skrovan and Maria Bartal. Sophia was the daughter of Antonius Rozboril and Elisabetha Knotek.

Sources: http://www.vanityfair.com

Genealogy of Beau’s paternal great-grandmother, Hilda M. Oberndorfer – https://www.geni.com

Beau’s paternal great-grandmother, Hilda M. Oberndorfer, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Beau’s paternal great-great-grandmother, Colista J. Hopwood/Hoppwood, on the 1880 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Genealogies and obituaries of Beau’s maternal grandparents, Emil Edwin Morrow and Josephine A. (Skrovan) Morrow – https://www.findagrave.com

Beau’s maternal grandfather, Emil Edwin Morrow, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org