Micky Dolenz
Dolenz in 2005, photo by Prphotos.com
Birth Name: George Michael Dolenz
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, United States
Date of Birth: March 8, 1945
Ethnicity:
*father – Italian, as well as Slovenian, smaller amounts of German, Austrian, and Hungarian
*mother – English, Swiss-German, German, Irish, French, Welsh
Micky Dolenz is an American actor, musician, television director, radio personality, and theatre director. He was the lead singer and drummer of rock and pop band The Monkees, whose members have also included or include Davy Jones, Michael Nesmith, and Peter Tork.
Micky is the son of Marie Janelle and actor George Dolenz (born Jure Dolenc). His father was born in Trieste, Austria-Hungary, now Italy.
Micky is married to Donna Quinter. He has a daughter, actress Ami Dolenz, with his former wife, British television personality Samantha Juste; and three children with his former wife, British couples therapist and television personality Trina Dolenz.
Micky’s paternal grandfather was Josip/Giuseppe Blaž Ivan Dolenc (the son of Franc/Franciscus Dolenc/Dolenz and Vilma/Wilma/Wilhelmina di Kendler). Josip was born in Sinj, Općina Sinj, Split-Dalmatia County, Croatia. Franc was born in Podnanos, Slovenia, and was the son of Bernard Dolenc and Helena Kavčič. Vilma was born in Gorizia, Italy, into an aristocratic family, and had German, Austrian, Italian, and Hungarian ancestry; Gorizia was home to a significant German community.
Micky’s paternal grandmother was named Gemma Roma Libera Fragiacomo (the daughter of Antonio Fragiacomo and Antonia). Gemma was born in Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy, then in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, of Italian descent.
Micky’s maternal grandfather was Uncas Johnson (the son of William Edward Johnson and Emma Miller). Uncas was born in Texas. William was the son of David Johnson and Nancy Caroline Hopkins. Emma was the daughter of Henry Miller, who was Swiss, and of Katrina, who was born in Bohemia, Czechoslovakia, of German descent.
Micky’s maternal grandmother was Mene Marie Hamby (the daughter of Charles Henry “Charlie” Hamby and Nancy E. Braddock). Mene was born in Texas. Nancy was the daughter of Joel Duverne Braddock and Lucy A. Cavendish.
Sources: Genealogy of Micky Dolenz – http://www.geni.com
Genealogy of Micky’s paternal grandfather, Josip/Giuseppe Blaž Ivan Dolenc (focusing on his own father’s side) – http://gw.geneanet.org
>Wilhelmina/Vilma
>Gorizia, Italy, into an aristocratic family, of Austrian, Italian, and Hungarian background.
>Gemma Roma Libera Fragiacomo (the daughter of Antonio Fragiacomo and Antonia). Germma was born in Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy (then in Austria).
Trivia: a member of Wilhemina Kendler ancestral families was the wife of: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Radetzky_von_Radetz
Correction.
I think there needs to be just a small edit, I believe his daughter’s first name is Ami, not Amy.
According to this genealogy of his paternal grandfather, Micky’s father has verified German ancestry (but through other lines than Kendler):
http://gw.geneanet.org/rfonda?lang=en&p=giuseppe&n=dolenc
So “possibly” can be removed.
Change his mother’s ethnicity to: English, Swiss-German, German, Irish, French, Welsh
Another genealogy (focusing on his mother’s side): http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db=dowfam3&id=I358509
Micky’s maternal grandfather was Uncas Johnson (the son of William Edward Johnson and Emma Miller). William was the son of David Johnson and Nancy Caroline Hopkins. Emma was the daughter of Henry Miller, who was Swiss, and Katrina, who was born in Bohemia, Czechoslovakia, of German descent.
The reason why I think Katrina had German ancestry is that Emma Miller’s mother’s birthplace was listed as “Germany” on the 1920 Census.
Micky’s maternal grandmother was Mene Marie Hamby (the daughter of Charles “Charlie” Henry Hamby and Nancy E. Braddock). Nancy was the daughter of Joel Duverne Braddock and Lucy A. Cavendish.
The Monkees should have their pages linked together
Micky’s father was actor George Dolenz, born as Jure Dolenc in Trieste, Austria-Hungary (now Italy). Micky’s wife acted too.
Micky is the father of actress Amy Dolenz.