Stephen Karam – 70th Annual Tony Awards Photo Credit: Loredana Sangiuliano / PRPhotos.com
Place of Birth: Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Date of Birth: (possibly) September 23, 1979
Ethnicity:
*Lebanese (father)
*Irish (mother)
Stephen Karam is an American playwright and screenwriter.
Stephen is the son of Marie (McAndrew) and Albert Karam. Stephen’s father is of Maronite Catholic Lebanese origin. Stephen’s mother has Irish roots.
Stephen’s paternal grandparents were Soloman/Solomon Karam and Hesna Hanam. Soloman was born in either Lebanon or Syria.
Stephen’s maternal grandfather was John Martin McAndrew (the son of John J. McAndrew and Sarah J. Clark). Stephen’s great-grandparents John and Sarah were born in Pennsylvania, to parents from Ireland.
Stephen’s maternal grandmother was Elizabeth “Liz” A. Merrick (the daughter of Thomas F. Merrick and Florence A. Dean). Thomas was born in Pennsylvania, the son of Charles Merrick, whose parents were Irish, and of Bridget E. Nolan, whose parents were also Irish. Florence was also born in Pennsylvania, the daughter of Michael Dean, who was Irish, and of Mary Moran, whose parents were Irish.
Sources: Obituary of Stephen’s uncle (father’s brother), Francis P. Karam – http://www.legacy.com
Obituary of Stephen’s aunt (father’s sister), Sally (Karam) Yovish – http://www.pressreader.com
Stephen’s paternal grandparents, Soloman/Solomon Karam and Hesna Hanam, on the 1940 U.S. Census – http://www.familysearch.org
Stephen’s maternal grandfather, John Martin McAndrew, on the 1930 U.S.Census – http://www.familysearch.org
Genealogy of Stephen’s maternal grandmother, Elizabeth “Liz” A. Merrick – http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com
Obituary of Stephen’s maternal grandmother, Elizabeth “Liz” A. (Merrick) McAndrew – http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com