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Jim Ameche
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Ralph Bellamy
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Tyrone Power
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 [on Darryl F. Zanuck] Zanuck never did anything but be nice to me. Oh yeah, maybe he chased Alice Faye around, but a lot of people chased Alice Faye around.Trivia
Attended Loras College in Dubuque, Iowa
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Father of Don Ameche Jr..
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Biography in: "The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives". Volume 3, 1991-1993, pages 11-13. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 2001.
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Father of six children: Ronald, Dominic, Thomas, Lonnie, Bonnie and Connie.
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Portrayed Alexander Graham Bell in The Story of Alexander Graham Bell (1939) in 1939. In 1957, his brother, Jim Ameche, portrayed Bell in The Story of Mankind (1957).
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Brother of actor Jim Ameche.
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Calling the telephone the "Don Ameche" became popular American Slang in the 1930s and `40s due to his role as Alexander Graham Bell
Master of ceremonies for the NBC-Red network radio program "The Chase and Sanborn Hour" (later "The Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy Show") from 1937 to 1940.
Biography in: "Who`s Who in Comedy" by Ronald S. Smith, pg. 51-53 (article titled "The Bickersons"). New York: Facts on File, 1992. ISBN 0816023387
He became a major star on radio. His teaming with Frances Langford as "The Bickersons" is regarded as classic comedy on radio. "The Bickersons" were revived for a series or record albums.
Inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame in 1992.
Interred at Resurrection Catholic Cemetery (formerly St. Philomina`s), Dubuque, Iowa. (Grave unmarked).
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