Larry Ellison

Ellison in 2015, photo by Prphotos.coms

Birth Name: Lawrence Joseph Ellison

Place of Birth: New York City, New York, U.S.

Date of Birth: August 17, 1944

Ethnicity:
*biological father – Italian
*mother – Ashkenazi Jewish

Larry Ellison is an American entrepreneur, businessperson, and philanthropist. A multi-billionaire, he has been one of the richest men in the world. He co-founded Oracle Corporation, and is its chief technology officer and executive chairman; he was its chief executive officer, from 1977 to 2014.

Larry was born in New York City. His biological mother, Florence Spellman, was Jewish. His biological father was said to be Italian-American, and a U.S. Army Air Corps pilot. At the age of nine months, Larry was given up for adoption to his mother’s maternal aunt and uncle, Lillis Wollner (Gluck) and Louis Harry Ellison, by whom he was raised. The family settled in Chicago’s South Shore. Louis and Lillis were Jewish. Louis was born in Odessa Oblast, Ukraine, the son of Hyman Ellison and Rachael Matzon. Lillis was Florence’s mother’s sister. Larry was raised in Reform Judaism.

He has two children, actor and film producer David Ellison and film producer and entrepreneur Megan Ellison, with his former wife Barbara Boothe. Davis is the founder and CEO of Skydance Media. Megan is the founder, chairwoman, CEO, and owner of Annapurna Pictures.

Larry’s maternal grandfather was Samuel L. Spellman (the son of Morris Spellman and Betsy/Bessie Goldstein). Samuel was born in New York, to Polish Jewish parents. Morris was the son of Max Spellman and Fannie Saperstein. Betsy was the daughter of Moshe Goldstein and Zlate Molinski.

Larry’s maternal grandmother was Elsie Gluck (the daughter of Joseph Glück and Julia Wollner Rosenbaum). Elsie was born in New York, to Jewish emigrants. Joseph was born in Apácatorna, Hungary, the son of David Gluck and Lena Teitelbaum. Julia was born in Uzhhorod, Zakarpattia Oblast, Ukraine, the daughter of Henry Rosenbaum and Bertha Sweiger/Schwengar.

Source: Genealogy of Larry Ellison (focusing on his mother’s side) – https://www.geni.com