Bronson’s appearance is not at all uncommon among eastern Europeans. One of my great-uncles carried the nickname “Chink” through most of his life because of his eyelids. Two of my cousins through my dad’s sister have the same features. We always chalked it up to their being a Mongol or Tatar someplace in the family tree.
Yeah, that’s it. Dropped in popularity down here in recent years, especialy since the Thais started wanting to be Korean instead of Western. All things Korean are popular now.
I think Jackie Fisher looks like Graham Greene.
StG
But this guy’s got them both beat.
Something about John Wayne looks Asian in this picture.
I could have sworn that James Coburn was related to veteran character actor Charles Coburnbut I can’t find confirmation of that. Does anybody know?
James Coburn was a member of the “cool” race. Other members were Steve McQueen, Charles Bronson, David McCallum, Warren Beatty, James Dean, Marlon Brando and James Garner. I apparently missed the cut.
You left out Dean Martin.
And Yul Brynner.
And Sammy Davis Jr.
Even some people who have recent Asian ancestry don’t always have the epicanthic fold. I’ve known two guys who’s mothers were Japanese and whose father’s were American Caucasian, and until they mentioned their parentage I wouldn’t have known.
I’ve seen photos of the children of Chang and Eng Bunker, the “Siamese” twins. They married American girls, sisters, from North Carolina. Some of the kids looked “Asian” and some did not, since the latter didn’t have the eyefold.
Sammy Davis Jr. had one of the best lines ever, when asked what his (golf) handicap was. “I’m a one-eyed black Jew…that’s my handicap!”
I thought Charles was James’ grandpaw.
. . . and attended Compton Junior College. My mother did, too, and used to get alumni updates. Unfortunately, it’s not anything to brag about today.
That’s a fairly recent and romanticized ideal, much the same as the whole classical story of Pocahontas, “Indian Princess” and “Noble Savage”. I imagine the truth is more likely that any “non-anglo” liasons or resultant children were divergent from the official family records and/or swept under the rug, much the same as “plantation children”.
Well, you go on imagining, friend, and when you have any cites feel free to share. As for me, I know for a fact that people associated with my family have been boasting of, or at least acknowleding, some Indian heritiage since at least WWII.
If by “recent” you mean since the 17th century (Pocahontas) or 18th century (Noble Savage), I suppose you might have a point. Indeed, in times before the Mayflower I “imagine” you’d be hard pressed to find any white families boasting of Indian grandparents. Good call, sir!
Oh, my family claims some Indian Heritage, too. And I don’t doubt mine nor yours. I’m just saying that the ideal is maybe a bit different from the reality and truth of the matter. Our Country’s founders (English) were pretty conservative about interbreeding and there have always been some rather harsh social consequences to that in the past, much less so than the Spanish or Portugese, for instance.
There might even be some centarians around who still remember the prejudices of the late 19th early 20th century about Indians and all of the Indian Fighters and Trail of Tears.
I’m sure the peers of Washington and Jefferson might have been so, but I always figured that hardscrabble sodbusting frontiersmen were more practical.
Also, I thought that it was in Latin America that a caste system was much more clearly defined between mulatto, mestizo, zambo and so on, and the purebred Spanish families would have been mightily insulted at the suggestion of an Aztec in the aquifer.
Oh, quite right. That’s what I’m saying, there was a whole lotta fucking going on, but it wasn’t reflected in the “official family record” or pedigree.
Not unlike Der Arnolds predickament.
I imagine that now a lot of Mexicans will be thinking that Der Arnolds Ninyo del Amour is awfully Alleman looking? He might have a future in movies.