Tom DeSanto
DeSanto in 2019, photo by Prphotos.com
Birth Name: Thomas J. DeSanto
Place of Birth: Iselin, New Jersey, U.S.
Date of Birth: August 21, 1968
Ethnicity:
*father – Italian
*mother – Polish, Irish, possibly distant Dutch
Tom DeSanto is an American film producer and screenwriter. He has worked as an executive producer on the X-Men films and a producer on the Transformers films.
Tom’s paternal grandfather was named Elia DeSanto. Elia was born in Italy.
Tom’s paternal grandmother was named Philomena. Philomena was born in New Jersey, to Italian parents.
Tom’s maternal grandfather was John James Selensky (the son of Peter Sulinski and Catherine Groskosky). John’s parents were Polish.
Tom’s maternal grandmother was Genevieve A. Hoagland (the daughter of Wyckoff Van Zandt Hoagland and Mary Dwyer). Wyckoff was the daughter of Catherine Noonan, who was born in Limerick, Ireland. Mary was also the daughter of Irish parents, John Dwyer and Margaret Hickey.
Source: Obituary of Tom’s father – http://obits.nj.com
His mother was Rita Marie (Selensky) DeSanto. (1928-1998) (New Jersey).
She was the daughter of John James Selensky (1893-1974) and Genevieve A. Hoagland (1900-1974).
John (maternal grandfather) was the son of Polish parents Peter Sulinski and Catherine Groskosky.
Genevieve (maternal grandmother) was the daughter of Wyckoff Van Zandt Hoagland and Mary Dwyer. Wyckoff’s mother Catherine Noonan was born in Limerick, Ireland. Mary Dwyer’s parents John Dwyer and Margaret Hickey were also Irish.
I think the ethnicity should be presented as 50% Italian (father) 25% Polish (maternal grandfather) 25% Irish (maternal grandmother) but only a suggestion
And source is Elia DeSanto Jr. in the U.S. Find a Grave index 1600-current. ancestry.com . when you click on his spouse Rita it shows her maiden name.