Jerry Siegel

Siegel c. 1943 in the U.S. Army in Hawaii, collection of Steve Soboroff, US Army photographer

Birth Name: Jerome Siegel

Date of Birth: October 17, 1914

Place of Birth: Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.

Date of Death: January 28, 1996

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

Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish

Jerry Siegel was an American comic book writer. Along with Joe Shuster, he created the DC Comics superhero Superman (Clark Kent). He was also known as Joe Carter and Jerry Ess.

Jerry was the son of Sarah (Fein/Fine) and Mitchell Siegel (born Mikhel Segalovich). His parents were Lithuanian Jewish immigrants. He was married to model Joanne Siegel, until his death. He had a son with his former wife Bella Lifshitz, and a daughter with Joanne.

Jerry’s paternal grandfather was named Nathan Siegel.

Jerry’s maternal grandparents were named Myer Fein/Fine and Lillie.

Sources: Genealogy of Jerry Siegel (focusing on his father’s side) – https://www.geni.com

Jerry Siegel on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Jerry Siegel on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org