Russell Crowe 2006. Crowe was born on 7 April 1964 in the Wellington suburb of Strathmore Park, the son of Jocelyn Yvonne (née Wemyss) and John Alexander Crowe, both of whom were film set caterers; his father also managed a hotel. Crowe's maternal grandfather, Stan Wemyss, was a cinematographer who was named an MBE for filming footage of World War II. Crowe's paternal grandfather, John Doubleday Crowe, was from Wrexham, Wales, while one of Crowe's maternal great-great-grandmothers was Māori. Crowe also has English, German, Irish, Italian, Norwegian, Scottish, Swedish, and Welsh ancestry. He is a cousin of former New Zealand cricket captains
Catherine Crowe number of books for children, including versions of "Uncle Tom's Cabin" for young readers, "Pippie's Warning; or, Mind Your Temper" (1848), "The Story of Arthur Hunter and his First Shilling" (1861) and "The Adventures of a Monkey" (1862). Catherine Crowe Catherine Ann Crowe, née Stevens, (20 September 1803 in Borough Green, Kent – 14 June 1876 in Folkestone), was an English novelist, story writer and playwright, who also wrote for children. Crowe was educated at home, spending most of her childhood in Kent. She married an army officer, Major John Crowe (1783–1860). They had a son, John William (born 1823),