Biography
Sam Raimi — director with roots in the Russian Empire
Sam Raimi. Director of The Evil Dead and the Spider-Man trilogy, born in Royal Oak, Michigan. Born in Royal Oak, Michigan, in 1959 to Leonard and Celia Raimi, merchants, in a Conservative Jewish family. Wikipedia describes his ancestors as Jewish immigrants from Russia and Hungary, but no source names the ancestor, the generation or the town.
Russian Connection
Tracing the roots — Ancestors described as Jewish immigrants from Russia and Hungary (ancestor and town not documented)
Born in Royal Oak, Michigan, in 1959 to Leonard and Celia Raimi, merchants, in a Conservative Jewish family. Wikipedia describes his ancestors as Jewish immigrants from Russia and Hungary, but no source names the ancestor, the generation or the town.
Family Tree
Subject
Sam Raimi🇺🇸 USA
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Ancestors
Leonard Ronald Raimi
Celia Barbara Abrams
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Origin
Ancestors described as Jewish immigrants from Russia and Hungary (ancestor and town not documented)🇷🇺
Key Achievements
A career defined by ambition
01
The Evil Dead (1981)
02
Spider-Man (2002) and its sequels
Sources