Birth Name: Edward Albert Heimberger
Date of Birth: April 22, 1906
Place of Birth: Rock Island, Illinois, U.S.
Date of Death: May 26, 2005
Place of Death: Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Ethnicity: German, other
Eddie Albert was an American actor and activist. He was the son of Julia (Jones) and Frank Daniel Heimberger. He was married to Mexican actress Margo, with whom he had two children, including actor Edward Albert.
Eddie’s paternal grandfather was Jacob Henry Heimberger (the son of Philip Jacob Heimberger and Barbara Bauman). Eddie’s grandfather Jacob was born in Ohio, to German parents.
Eddie’s paternal grandmother was Mary L./F. Frillman/Frillmann (the daughter of Carl/Charles Heinrich/Henry W. Frillmann/Frillman and Dorothea L. Flachmeier). Mary L. was born in Lübeck, Germany.
Eddie’s maternal grandfather was named Edward W. Jones.
Eddie’s maternal grandmother was Mary Elizabeth Huss (the daughter of John Huss and Anna Wolsfeldt/Wolsfeld). Eddie’s grandmother Mary Elizabeth was born in Illinois, to German parents. Anna was the daughter of Peter Wolsfelt and Margaret Weis.
Sources: Marriage records of Eddie’s parents –
Eddie’s father on the 1880 U.S. Census –
Eddie’s mother on the 1900 U.S. Census –
Death record of Eddie’s maternal grandmother, Mary Elizabeth (Huss) Jones –
Death record of Eddie’s maternal great-grandmother, Anna (Wolsfeldt/Wolsfeld) Huss –
