`  == Ancestry ==  Why is the origin of his family never discussed in the opening article? What nationality were his parents? Were they Italian, German, English, French, Dutch, Spanish? Both of his parents last names are English but that is just a guess. I would like to see his ancestry listed in the article as is the case with most notable people on wiki.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by     :Yes, okay. I have information about this in sources and will add a sentence or so.   `