Birth Name: Joseph James Dante, Jr.
Place of Birth: Morristown, New Jersey, U.S.
Date of Birth: November 28, 1946
Ethnicity: Italian, English
Joe Dante is an American film director, producer, editor, and actor.
Joe is the son of Jane (Enslee) and James Joseph Dante.
Joe’s paternal grandparents were James J. Dante (the son of Generoso/Joseph Dante and Michelina) and Loretta A. Ross. James was born in New Jersey, to Italian parents. Loretta was born in New York, to a father also from New York and an Italian mother.
Joe’s maternal grandparents were Leon Enslee and Dorothy Greer.
Sources: Obituary of Joe’s father – http://www.legacy.com
Joe’s father on 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Death record of Joe’s mother – https://familysearch.org
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