Birth Name: Victor John Mature
Date of Birth: January 29, 1913
Place of Birth: Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States
Date of Death: August 4, 1999
Place of Death: Rancho Santa Fe, California, U.S.
Ethnicity:
*father – Italian
*mother – Swiss-German, German
Victor Mature was an American actor.
His father, Marcello Gelindo Maturi, was an emigrant from Pinzolo, Trentino Alto-Adige, Italy, then in the Austria-Hungarian Empire. His mother, Clara P. (Ackley), was born in Kentucky, of Swiss-German and German descent. He was married to opera singer Loretta G. Sebena, until his death. The couple had a daughter, Victoria Mature, who is also an opera singer.
Victor’s maternal grandfather was Charles Anthony “Antone” Ackley (the son of Fredolin Ackley and Anna Maria Kraft). Charles was born in Switzerland.
Victor’s maternal grandmother was named Magdalen “Lena” Weekes. Magdalen was born in Indiana, to German parents.
Sources: Genealogy of Victor Mature (focusing on his mother’s side) – http://www.ackleygenealogy.com
Victor Mature on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Victor’s mother on the 1900 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
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