Werner Alexander Oscar Janssen was born in New York City on June 1, 1899 to August Louis Janssen and Alice Bianca E. ( Von Boeckmann) Janssen. His father was a New York restaurateur, founder of the Janssen Hof Brau Haus on Broadway.
Werner Alexander Oscar Janssen was born in New York City on June 1, 1899 to August Louis Janssen and Alice Bianca E. ( Von Boeckmann) Janssen. As a child of a prominent restaurateur, his father's establishment, the Janssen Hof Brau Haus on Broadway, played an important role in their family.