Dana Elcar
Birth Name: Ibsen Dana Elcar
Date of Birth: October 10, 1927
Place of Birth: Ferndale, Michigan, U.S
Date of Death: June 6, 2005
Place of Death: Ventura, California, U.S.
Ethnicity: Danish
Dana Elcar was an American television and film actor. He was born in Ferndale, Michigan, to Danish immigrant parents, James/Jeppe Åge Elcar/Elkjar/Elkær and Hedvig/Hedwig Thora Anderberg.
Dana’s paternal grandparents were Jeppe Nielsen Elkær (the son of Jeppe Elkjer and Ane Marie Hviid) and Marie Hansen.
Dana’s maternal grandparents were Thorwald Anderberg and Florentine Lassen.
Sources: Dana Elcar on the 1930 U.S. census – https://familysearch.org
Marriage record of Dana’s parents – https://familysearch.org
Dana’s father on the 1911 Danish census – https://familysearch.org
Baptismal record of Dana’s paternal grandfather, Jeppe Nielsen Elkær – https://familysearch.org
Dana’s mother on a 1911 Danish census – https://familysearch.org
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