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02\/10\/2014 – Newman – 86th Annual Oscars Nominee Luncheon – Arrivals – Beverly Hilton Hotel – Beverly Hills, CA, USA – Photo Credit: Andrew Evans \/ PR Photos<\/p><\/div>\n

Birth Name: Thomas Montgomery Newman<\/p>\n

Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, United States<\/p>\n

Date of Birth: October 20, 1955<\/p>\n

Ethnicity:
\n*father<\/em> – Ashkenazi Jewish
\n*mother<\/em> – Scottish, English, Scots-Irish\/Northern Irish<\/strong><\/p>\n

Thomas Newman is an American composer. He is known for his many film scores.<\/p>\n

Thomas is the son of Martha Louise (Montgomery), from Mississippi, and Alfred Newman, from Connecticut. His father was a prominent composer, in films. His brother, David Newman, sister, Maria Newman, uncles, Lionel Newman and Emil Newman, cousin, Randy Newman, and first cousin, once removed, Joey Newman, are\/were all prominent composers and musicians, many of them working in film. Another first cousin, once removed, is film and television producer Eric Newman<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Thomas is married to Ann Marie, with whom he has three children.<\/p>\n

Thomas’ paternal grandfather was Michael Nemorofsky\/Newman (the son of Michael Nemorofsky and Luba Garofsky). Thomas’ grandfather Michael was a Jewish emigrant, who was born in Yelets, Gorod Yelets, Lipetsk Oblast, Russia.<\/p>\n

Thomas’ paternal grandmother was Luba Koskoff\/Kosakoff (the daughter of Yale Lewis Koskoff and Rossa Shapiro). Luba was a Jewish emigrant, who was born in Elisavetgrad, Russia. Rossa was the daughter of Sarah Kosinski.<\/p>\n

Thomas’ maternal grandfather was William Robert “Billy B.”\/”B. B.” Montgomery (the son of John Ormand Montgomery and Mary Frances Hamilton). William was born in Tennessee, and was of mostly Scottish and Scots-Irish\/Northern Irish ancestry. John was the son of Robert “Robin” Montgomery and Margaret Pinckney Ormand. Mary was the daughter of William Hamilton and Elizabeth E. Wyatt.<\/p>\n

Thomas’ maternal grandmother was named Marie\/Mary Louise (Moss) Montgomery (the daughter of Dr. Thomas Rhodam\/Rhodum Moss and Mary Louise “Lula” Parker). Thomas’ grandmother Louise was born in Tennessee, where she was raised in Dyersburg. She was a prominent poet, who was Poet Laureate of Mississippi. Thomas’ great-grandfather Thomas was the son of The Rev. John Hartwell Moss.<\/p>\n

Sources:<\/strong> Genealogy of Thomas Newman – https:\/\/www.geni.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Thomas’ mother on the 1930 U.S. Census – https:\/\/www.familysearch.org<\/a>
\nThomas’ mother on the 1940 U.S. Census – https:\/\/www.familysearch.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Obituary of Thomas’ mother – https:\/\/www.latimes.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Thomas’ maternal grandparents, William Robert “Billy B.”\/”B. B.” Montgomery and Marie\/Mary Louise (Moss) Montgomery, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https:\/\/www.familysearch.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Thomas’ maternal grandmother, Marie\/Mary Louise Moss, on the 1900 U.S. Census – https:\/\/www.familysearch.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Death records of Thomas’ maternal great-grandparents, Dr. Thomas Rhodam\/Rhodum Moss and Mary Louise “Lula” Parker – https:\/\/www.findagrave.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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