Henry Selick at the World Premiere of “The Nightmare Before Christmas”. El Capitan Theater, Hollywood, CA. 10-16-06 s_bukley/Bigstock.com
Birth Name: Charles Henry Selick Jr.
Place of Birth: Glen Ridge, New Jersey, U.S.
Date of Birth: November 30 1952
Ethnicity: German, English, Irish, Swiss-German, Scottish, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish
Henry Selick is an American filmmaker and animator. He is best known for directing The Nightmare Before Christmas, James and the Giant Peach, Monkeybone, Coraline and Wendell & Wild.
He is the son of Melanie and Charles Henry Selick.
Henry’s paternal grandfather was Harold Edwin Selick, the son of Heinrich Selig/Charles Henry Selick and Christine Carolina/Caroline Rosenberger. Harold was born in Glen Ridge, New Jersey to German parents. Christine was born in Kirchheim am Neckar, Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, to Johann Jakob Rosenberger and Friederika Vetter.
Henry’s paternal grandmother was Marion L K Gimson, the daughter of Lawrence K Gimson and Mildred Emelia Hartmann. Marion was born in New York. Lawrence was born in Canada, to English parents, Charles Gimson and Mary Wilson. Mildred was born in Kings, New York, to Swiss-German parents, Abraham Hartmann and Anna.
Henry’s maternal grandfather was James Luther Molan, the son of Alexander Washington Molan and Nora Estelle Hardy. James was born in Edwardsville, Alabama. Alexander was born in Cleburne, Alabama, to Roland Molan and Rachel Spradlin. Nora was born in Calhoun, Alabama, to James Walter Hardy and Elizabeth “Lizzie” Campbell.
Henry’s maternal grandmother was Willie Lucille Horne, the daughter of Edward Lee Horn and Ida B Curlee. Willie was born in Talladega, Alabama. Edward was born in Alabama, to Simpson Horn and Elizabeth Porter. Ida was born in Alabama, to Charles Pickney Curlee and Susan Hutchins.
Sources:
Marriage record of Henry’s parents: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q21D-1YMC
Genealogy of Henry’s father (focusing on his father’s side): https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/GKR6-P3L
Genealogy of Henry’s paternal grandmother: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/G76M-N5C
Genealogies of Henry’s maternal grandparents: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/MT6K-WM5
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/MLPF-DNC
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