Mickey Rourke

Rourke in 2009, Joe Seer / Shutterstock.com

Birth Name: Philip Andre Rourke, Jr.

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

Date of Birth: September 16, 1952

Ethnicity:
*father – Irish, German
*mother – French-Canadian, English, small amount of German

Mickey Rourke is an American Golden Globe Award-winning actor, as well as a screenwriter and boxer.

Mickey is the son of Annette and Philip Andre Rourke, Sr. He was a professional boxer in his early years and had eight undefeated fights. He grew up Miami, Florida, with his mother and stepfather.

Mickey’s paternal grandfather was Daniel George Rourke (the son of Michael Rourke and Margaret). Daniel was born in New York. Michael was Irish. Margaret was born in New York, to Irish parents.

Mickey’s paternal grandmother was Mary A./Suzan “May” Andre (the daughter of Jacob Andre and Gertrude Harlfinger). Mickey’s grandmother Mary was born in New York, to German parents. Gertrude was born in Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg, Berlin, and was the daughter of Friedrich/Frederick Josef/Joseph Harlfinger and Anna Maria/Almira Muth, who were from Zell, Rhineland-Palatinate.

Mickey’s maternal grandfather was Leonard Ernest Cameron (the son of George Louis Cameron, Jr. and Elizabeth Helen Lovern/LeVigne/Lavarne). Leonard was born in Vermont. George was the son of George Arthur Cameron, who was of French-Canadian and German descent, with the family surname having originally been Cameraire; and of Marie/Mary A. Robillard, who was French-Canadian, from Québec. Mickey’s great-grandmother Elizabeth was the daughter of Canadian-born parents, Peter Lovern and Marie Julienne/Julia Ann Dupre, and also had French-Canadian ancestry.

Mickey’s maternal grandmother was Hazel May Carleton (the daughter of Joseph Clinton Carleton and Alice Maud/Maude Fitts/Fitz). Hazel was born in Vermont. Joseph was the son of Hiram Wilson Carleton and Charlotte Maria Fellows. Alice was the daughter of Joshua George Fitts and Victoria Nancy/Mary Avery. Victoria was a descendant of colonial landowner, legislator, and military commander James Avery.

Sources: Genealogies of Mickey Rourke – https://www.geni.com
https://famouskin.com

Mickey’s father on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Mickey’s paternal grandparents, Daniel George Rourke and Mary A./Suzan “May” Andre, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Mickey’s paternal grandfather, Daniel George Rourke, on the 1900 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Genealogies of Mickey’s paternal great-great-grandparents, Friedrich/Frederick Josef/Joseph Harlfinger and Anna Maria/Almira Muth – https://www.geni.com

Information about Mickey’s Harlfinger family – http://www.schenectadyhistory.org

Genealogy of Mickey’s maternal grandfather, Leonard Ernest Cameron (focusing on his own mother’s side) – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com

Genealogy of Mickey’s maternal great-grandmother, Alice Maud/Maude Fitts/Fitz – https://www.geni.com

Obituary of Mickey’s maternal great-grandmother, Alice Maud/Maude (Fitts/Fitz) Carleton – http://news.google.com