Buddy Lester's father was James J. Goldberg, born in Russia in 1883. His mother's name was Pauline M. Wolf, born in Illinois, USA, in 1892. Some family history records have his name as Albert Francis Goldberg-Lester. His Social Security Death Index record identifies him as Albert Bud D Lester. His City Directory listings for both Encino, California, USA and Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, use Albert B. Lester.