Birth Name: Joel T. Schumacher
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, U.S.
Date of Birth: August 29, 1939
Ethnicity:
*German, English, possibly other (father)
*Ashkenazi Jewish (mother)
Joel Schumacher is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer.
Joel is the son of Marian/Marion (Kantor/Kanter) and Francis W. “Frank” Schumacher/Shuhmacher.
Joel has stated that his mother was a Swedish Jew and that his father was an American Baptist from Tennessee. Joel was raised in Queens, New York City, New York.
Joel’s paternal grandparents Marsten Smith and Amenda Schumacher.
Sources: Joel Schumacher on the 1940 U.S. Census – http://www.familysearch.org
Death record of Joel’s father – http://www.familysearch.org
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