Ed Asner Parents: Meet Morris David Asner, Lizzie Seliger

Ed Asner’s parents are Morris David Asner and Lizzie Seliger. His father, Morris David Asner was an Entrepreneur, Shop and Junkyard Owner.

Ed Asner’s father, Morris David Asner was the founder and owner of the Kansas City-based Asner Iron & Metal Company. He died in May 1957. His mother Elizabeth ‘Lizzie’ Asner Seliger was a housewife.

Ed Asner’s parents were Ashkenazi Jews who emigrated from Europe to America in the early 20th century. His parents raised him in Kansas City.

Ed Asner’s mother, Lizzie was an immigrant from Russia and his father, Morris, was an immigrant from Lithuania. His parents gave him four siblings; Benjamin James Asner (Older Brother) (d. 1986), Eve Asner (Older Sister) (d. 2014), Esther Edelman (Older Sister) (d. 2014), Labe Asner (Older Brother) (d. 2017).

Eddie Asner was born on November 15, 1929, in Kansas City, Missouri, United States of America. He died of natural causes at his home in Los Angeles, California on August 29, 2021. Asner is the father of four children including Matthew Asner, Charles Edward Vogelman, Kate Asner and Liza Asner.