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Leon was a Screen Actors Guild institution and treasure, named "President emeritus" from 1979 until his 1993 death. He served but a single year as President (1957-58) but his total tenure as an elected officer and Board member stretched unbroken from 1945 to 1979.
Oct 11, 2021 · The remainder of his television career was spent in a variety of genres including Bewitched, The Virginian. Apple’s Way, and Emergency, among others. Ames was one of the founders of the Screen Actors Guild in 1933 and became president of SAG in 1957.
Leon Ames (born Harry L. Wycoff; January 20, 1902 – October 12, 1993) was an American movie and television actor. He was known for his roles in Meet Me in St. Louis (1944), The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946), Little Women (1949), On Moonlight Bay (1951) and By the Light of the Silvery Moon (1953).
One of my indelible memories from 1950s television is of Leon Ames, on Life with Father, standing in the midst of a family catastrophe and exclaiming, "Oh, no!" Now the trouble with that line is that it doesn't look like much in print. It doesn't sound like much, either, unless you can remember the way Ames delivered it.
Oct 19, 1993 · Leon Waycoff (Leon Ames), actor, businessman; born Portland, Indiana 20 January 1902; married 1938 Christine Gossett (one son, one daughter); died Laguna Beach, California 12 October 1993.
Jul 30, 2020 · Getting into the entertainment and film industry was not easy for Leon Ames. The actor, who died in October 1993, was best remembered for his role in “Mister Ed.” Born Harry Wycoff in Portland, Indiana, Ames had always desired to become an actor.
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