Bob Newhart

Newhart in 2008, photo by Prphotos.com

Birth Name: George Robert Newhart

Date of Birth: September 5, 1929

Place of Birth: Oak Park, Cook, Illinois, United States

Date of Death: July 18, 2024

Place of Death: Los Angeles, California, U.S.

Ethnicity:
*75% Irish
*25% German

Bob Newhart was an American stand-up comedian and actor. His roles included the sitcoms The Bob Newhart Show, Newhart, Bob, George and Leo, and The Big Bang Theory, and the films Catch-22, Cold Turkey, The Rescuers, and its sequel, The Rescuers Down Under, in voice performance; Little Miss Marker, First Family, In & Out, Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde, and Elf. His comedy monologue albums included “The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart” and “The Button-Down Mind Strikes Back!” He was also the host of the variety The Bob Newhart Show from 1961 to 1962. His delivery style was notably stammering and deadpan.

Bob was the son of Julia Pauline and George David Newhart, a plumbing supply business part-owner. His father was of German and Irish descent. His mother was of Irish ancestry. Bob was married to Virginia Lillian “Ginnie” Quinn, until her death, with whom he had four children. Virginia was the daughter of actor Bill Quinn.

Bob’s paternal grandfather was George Michael Newhart (the son of David Neuhardt/Neuhard/Neuhart/Newhard and Caroline Marcy). Bob’s grandfather George was born in New York. David was born in New York, the son of German parents, Christian Neuhardt/Neuhard/Neuhart and Catherina Barbara Zwally, both from Sudwestpfalz. Caroline was also born in New York, the daughter of ethnic German parents from France, George Still Marcy, from Bas-Rhin, and Magdalena/Magdalina Heldt.

Bob’s paternal grandmother was Emma F. O’Connor (the daughter of Thomas O’Connor and Mary Devaney). Emma was born in Ontario, Canada, to Irish parents.

Bob’s maternal grandfather was John Joseph Burns (the son of Thomas Burns and Hanora/Hannora Mary Grady). John was born in Kentucky, to Irish parents. Thomas was the son of John Burns and Mary, or of Peter Burns and Catherine. Hanora was the daughter of Thomas Grady and Bridget Stanton.

Bob’s maternal grandmother was Laura Aloysius Shea (the daughter of John Albert Shea and Margaret Sheehan). Laura was born in Kentucky. John was born in New York, the son of Irish parents, Henry Shea and Ann Rossiter. Margaret was Irish, born in County Cork, the daughter of Michael Sheehan and Charlotte or Mary Sullivan.

Sources: Genealogy of Bob Newhart – http://www.geni.com

Bob’s paternal great-grandparents, David Neuhardt/Neuhard/Neuhart/Newhard and Caroline Marcy, on the 1900 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Bob’s paternal great-great-grandparents, George Still Marcy and Magdalena/Magdalina Heldt, on the 1880 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org