Leon Ames
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For the Major League Baseball pitcher, see Red Ames.
Leon Ames (born Harry Leon Wycoff;[1][2][3] January 20, 1902 – October 12, 1993) was an American film and television actor. He is best remembered for playing father figures in such films as Meet Me in St. Louis (1944) with Lucille Bremer, Margaret O'Brien and Judy Garland as his daughters, Little Women (1949), On Moonlight Bay (1951) and By the Light of the Silvery Moon (1953). His best-known dramatic role may have been as District Attorney Kyle Sackett in the crime film The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946).
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Leon Ames | |
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Born | Harry Leon Wycoff (1902-01-20)January 20, 1902 |
Died | October 12, 1993(1993-10-12) (aged 91) Laguna Beach, California, U.S. |
Resting place | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills |
Other names | Leon Waycoff |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1931–1986 |
Spouse |
Christine Gossett
(m. 1938) |
Children | 3 |
11th President of the Screen Actors Guild | |
In office 1957–1958 | |
Preceded by | Walter Pidgeon |
Succeeded by | Howard Keel |
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