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Sam Raimi

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Director of The Evil Dead and the Spider-Man trilogy, born in Royal Oak, Michigan

🇺🇸 Fame: USA🇷🇺 Origin: 🔗 Connection: Ancestry
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ProfessionDirector
Russian originAncestors described as Jewish immigrants from Russia and Hungary (ancestor and town not documented)
ConnectionAncestryLeonard Ronald Raimi & Celia Barbara Abr…
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CategoryCinema & TVTier B
Biography

Sam Raimi — director with roots in the Russian Empire

Sam Raimi. Director of The Evil Dead and the Spider-Man trilogy, born in Royal Oak, Michigan. Born in Royal Oak, Michigan, in 1959 to Leonard and Celia Raimi, merchants, in a Conservative Jewish family. Wikipedia describes his ancestors as Jewish immigrants from Russia and Hungary, but no source names the ancestor, the generation or the town.

Russian Connection

Tracing the roots — Ancestors described as Jewish immigrants from Russia and Hungary (ancestor and town not documented)

Born in Royal Oak, Michigan, in 1959 to Leonard and Celia Raimi, merchants, in a Conservative Jewish family. Wikipedia describes his ancestors as Jewish immigrants from Russia and Hungary, but no source names the ancestor, the generation or the town.

Family Tree
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Sam Raimi🇺🇸 USA
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Ancestors
Leonard Ronald Raimi
Celia Barbara Abrams
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Origin
Ancestors described as Jewish immigrants from Russia and Hungary (ancestor and town not documented)🇷🇺
Key Achievements

A career defined by ambition

01
The Evil Dead (1981)
02
Spider-Man (2002) and its sequels
Russian diaspora
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