Birth Name: Irene Catherine Ahlberg
Date of Birth: November 6, 1910
Place of Birth: Albany, New York, U.S.
Date of Death: March 11, 1993
Place of Death: Orange, California, U.S.
Ethnicity:
*50% Swedish
*25% Austrian
*25% German, likely distant Baltic German
Irene Ware was an America actress, beauty queen, and showgirl. Her roles included Princess Nadji in Chandu the Magician, as well as The Raven (1935), Murder at Glen Athol, O’Malley of the Mounted, and Outside the Three-Mile Limit.
She was the daughter of Anna and Ernest Axel Ahlberg. Her father was a Swedish immigrant. Her mother was of Austrian and German descent. She was married to federal Judge Fred Campbell, with whom she had two children.
Irene’s maternal grandfather was Edward Frey (the son of Eduard Frey and Katharina Waller). Edward was born in Austria.
Irene’s maternal grandmother was Wilhelmina Stritzky (the daughter of Valentine Stritzky and Anna Seitz). Wilhelmina was born in New York, to German parents. The surname Stritzky appears common in Germany, and the von Stritzky were a prominent family of Baltic German descent.
Sources: Genealogy of Irene Ware – https://www.geni.com
https://www.familysearch.org
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