Birth Name: Howard Allen Frances O’Brien
Place of Birth: October 4, 1941
Date of Birth: New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, United States
Ethnicity: Irish, 1/8 German
Anne Rice is an American author best known for her series of novels The Vampire Chronicles.
Anne’s paternal grandparents were Michael John Joseph Samual O’Brien (son of Thomas O’Brien and Mary A. Duggan) and Bertha Agnes Curry (daughter of James Curry and Josephine Becker).
Anne’s paternal grandparents were Richard Allen (son of John Allen and Jane Hughes) and Alice O’Connell/Connell (daughter of Edward Connell and Mary Dwyer).
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Marriage record of Anne’s parents-familysearch.org
Anne’s father on 1930 U.S. census-familysearch.org
Marriage record of Anne’s paternal grandparents-familysearch.org
Anne’s paternal grandmother on 1900 U.S. census-familysearch.org
Marriage record of Anne’s paternal great-grandparents James Curry and Josephine Becker-familysearch.org
Anne’s mother on 1910 U.S. census-familysearch.org
Marriage record of Anne’s maternal grandparents-familysearch.org