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Dec 8, 1993 · Don Ameche, who was one of Hollywood's busiest and most versatile stars in the 1930's and 40's and who saw his fame triumphantly rekindled when he won an Oscar for his work in the comedy...
Dec 8, 1993 · Don Ameche, the dapper, debonair, devilish leading man of such quality 1930s hits as “Midnight” and “The Story of Alexander Graham Bell” who dazzled audiences anew and won an Academy Award in...
Dec 8, 1993 · Dec. 8, 1993 12 AM PT. Don Ameche, the dapper, debonair, devilish leading man of such quality 1930s hits as “Midnight” and “The Story of Alexander Graham Bell” who dazzled audiences anew and...
Director. Don Ameche born Dominic Felix Amici May 31, 1908 – December 6, 1993) was a versatile and popular American film actor in the 1930s and '40s, usually as the dapper, mustached leading man. He was also popular as a radio master of ceremonies during this time.
Don Ameche ( / əˈmiːtʃi /; born Dominic Felix Amici; May 31, 1908 – December 6, 1993) was an American actor, comedian and vaudevillian. After playing in college shows, repertory theatre, and vaudeville, he became a major radio star in the early 1930s, which led to the offer of a movie contract from 20th Century Fox in 1935.
After a long and successful career in radio, television and film, Don Ameche died on December 6, 1993. He was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame in 1992.
( b. 31 May 1908 in Kenosha, Wisconsin; d. 6 December 1993 in Scottsdale, Arizona), actor of radio, stage, screen, and television remembered especially for the film The Story of Alexander Graham Bell (1939) and later in life for his Academy Award for Cocoon (1985).
