"Barry Manilow was born Barry Alan Pincus on June 17, 1943, in Brooklyn, New York,[9] the son of Edna Manilow and Harold Kelliher, a truck driver of Irish descent. Barry's mother made his father change his name to Pincus, which was the name of a Jewish uncle of his father from the 1800s.[10][11][12] Barry's parents were divorced when he was a baby, and his mother's Jewish family allowed no further contact between Barry and his father."
From: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barry_Manilow
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The Pincus name change reference, from Wikipedia (above), does not match SS records. Harold L Keliher was born Harold Lawrence Pincus and was known as Harold Pincus before his 1942 marriage to Edna Manilow. His draft card from about 1941 and Social Security records from Jul 1937, show his name as Harold Pincus. "Kelleher" was his stepfather.
U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
Name Harold Pincus Kelleher
[Harold Lawrence Pincus]
[Harold Keliher]
Gender Male
Birth Date 26 Nov 1920
Birth Place Brooklyn, New York
[New York City, New York]
Death Date 10 Jun 1995
Father Harry Pincus
Mother Anna Sheehan
SSN
Notes Jul 1937: Name listed as HAROLD PINCUS KELLEHER; Jul 1937: Name listed as HAROLD LAWRENCE PINCUS; Dec 1955: Name listed as HAROLD LAWRENCE KELIHER; 30 Jun 1995: Name listed as HAROLD KELIHER
"Barry Manilow was born Barry Alan Pincus on June 17, 1943, in Brooklyn, New York,[9] the son of Edna Manilow and Harold Kelliher, a truck driver of Irish descent. Barry's mother made his father change his name to Pincus, which was the name of a Jewish uncle of his father from the 1800s.[10][11][12] Barry's parents were divorced when he was a baby, and his mother's Jewish family allowed no further contact between Barry and his father."
From: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barry_Manilow
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The Pincus name change reference, from Wikipedia (above), does not match SS records. Harold L Keliher was born Harold Lawrence Pincus and was known as Harold Pincus before his 1942 marriage to Edna Manilow. His draft card from about 1941 and Social Security records from Jul 1937, show his name as Harold Pincus. "Kelleher" was his stepfather.
U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
Name Harold Pincus Kelleher
[Harold Lawrence Pincus]
[Harold Keliher]
Gender Male
Birth Date 26 Nov 1920
Birth Place Brooklyn, New York
[New York City, New York]
Death Date 10 Jun 1995
Father Harry Pincus
Mother Anna Sheehan
SSN
Notes Jul 1937: Name listed as HAROLD PINCUS KELLEHER; Jul 1937: Name listed as HAROLD LAWRENCE PINCUS; Dec 1955: Name listed as HAROLD LAWRENCE KELIHER; 30 Jun 1995: Name listed as HAROLD KELIHER
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