Don Ameche

Don Ameche

Biography: 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. As his film popularity waned in the 1950s, he continued working in theater and some TV. His film career surged in a comeback in the 1980s with fine work as an aging millionaire in Trading Places (1983) and a rejuvenated oldster in Cocoon (1985). Don Ameche was an Academy Award winning American actor. Ameche, standing in at a height of 5' 11" (1.8 m) was born May 31, 1908 (Gemini) in Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA as Dominic Felix Amici to mother, Barbara Edda (Hertel) and father, Felice Amici, a bartender. Has a younger brother Jim Ameche. His father was an Italian immigrant. His mother had German, English, Irish and Scottish ancestry. Americans pronounced his last name incorrectly in Italian ("Ah-mee-see"). So he changed it from "Amici" (correctly pronounced "Ah-mee-chee") into "Ameche", in order to keep the original Italian pronunciation. He had the nickname "The Latin Lover". Married Honore Prendergast on the 6th of December 1932. They had 6 children together. Became a father for the first time at age 25 when his wife Honore gave birth to their son Dominic Felix Ameche--aka Don Ameche Jr. on October 3, 1933. Became a father for the second time at age 27 when his wife Honore gave birth to their son Ronald Ameche on December 30, 1935. He died on January 2, 2001 in Iowa, aged 65. Became a father for the third time at age 31 when his wife Honore gave birth to their son Thomas Anthony Ameche on July 20, 1939. Became a father for the fourth time at age 32 when his wife Honore gave birth to their son Lawrence Michael Ameche on July 20, 1940. Became a father for the fifth time at age 36 when his wife Honore gave birth to their daughter Barbara Balinda Ameche on March 13, 1945. Became a father for the sixth time at age 39 when his wife Honore gave birth to their daughter Constance Victoria Ameche on February 22, 1948. His wife of 54 years, died on the 5th of September 1986. He died on December 6, 1993 at the age of 85 in Scottsdale, Arizona, USA from prostate cancer.

Place of Birth: Not available

Birthday: May 31, 1908

Deathday: December 06, 1993

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Known For

Trading Places
Trading Places

1983-06-07

Cocoon
Cocoon

1985-06-21

Cocoon: The Return
Cocoon: The Return

1988-09-13

Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey
Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey

1993-02-03

Midnight
Midnight

1939-03-24

Oscar
Oscar

1991-04-26

Harry and the Hendersons
Harry and the Hendersons

1987-06-05

The Boatniks
The Boatniks

1970-07-01

Moon Over Miami
Moon Over Miami

1941-07-04

Down Argentine Way
Down Argentine Way

1940-10-11

Alexander's Ragtime Band
Alexander's Ragtime Band

1938-05-24

Happy Landing
Happy Landing

1938-01-23

That Night in Rio
That Night in Rio

1941-04-11

Folks!
Folks!

1992-05-01

The Story of Alexander Graham Bell
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell

1939-04-04

Heaven Can Wait
Heaven Can Wait

1943-08-05

Wing and a Prayer
Wing and a Prayer

1944-01-01

Hollywood Cavalcade
Hollywood Cavalcade

1939-10-13

Things Change
Things Change

1988-10-21

Love Is News
Love Is News

1937-02-26

Sleep, My Love
Sleep, My Love

1948-02-18

The Feminine Touch
The Feminine Touch

1941-10-01

Confirm or Deny
Confirm or Deny

1941-12-12

So Goes My Love
So Goes My Love

1946-05-01

In Old Chicago
In Old Chicago

1936-01-09

Something to Shout About
Something to Shout About

1943-02-25

Picture Mommy Dead
Picture Mommy Dead

1966-11-02

Four Sons
Four Sons

1940-06-14

The Three Musketeers
The Three Musketeers

1939-02-17

One in a Million
One in a Million

1937-01-01

Guest Wife
Guest Wife

1945-07-27

Love Under Fire
Love Under Fire

1937-08-20

Ramona
Ramona

1936-09-25

Swanee River
Swanee River

1939-12-29

A Fever in the Blood
A Fever in the Blood

1961-01-28

Greenwich Village
Greenwich Village

1944-09-27

Lillian Russell
Lillian Russell

1940-05-24

Ladies In Love
Ladies In Love

1936-10-09

Oddball Hall
Oddball Hall

1990-06-22

Gidget Gets Married
Gidget Gets Married

1972-01-04

Pals
Pals

1987-01-01

Slightly French
Slightly French

1949-02-02

Kiss the Boys Goodbye
Kiss the Boys Goodbye

1941-08-01

Happy Land
Happy Land

1943-11-10

Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came?
Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came?

1970-09-11

That's My Man
That's My Man

1947-06-01

The Magnificent Dope
The Magnificent Dope

1942-07-01

You Can't Have Everything
You Can't Have Everything

1937-08-02

Land of Liberty
Land of Liberty

1939-06-15

Josette
Josette

1938-06-03

Gateway
Gateway

1938-08-05

Girl Trouble
Girl Trouble

1942-10-09

It's in the Bag!
It's in the Bag!

1945-04-21

Sins of Man
Sins of Man

1936-06-19

Shadow Over Elveron
Shadow Over Elveron

1968-03-05

Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults
Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults

1997-11-18

Coming to America
Coming to America

1988-06-29

Rings Around the World
Rings Around the World

1967-12-06

A Masterpiece of Murder
A Masterpiece of Murder

1986-01-27

Fifty Roads to Town
Fifty Roads to Town

1937-06-03

Corrina, Corrina
Corrina, Corrina

1994-08-12

The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender

1997-11-01

Sunstroke
Sunstroke

1992-09-23

Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8
Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8

1939-04-08

Night of 100 Stars
Night of 100 Stars

1982-03-08

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1940s: Stars, Stripes and Singing
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1940s: Stars, Stripes and Singing

2009-12-31