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Leon Ames

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Leon Ames Veteran Famous memorial

Birth
Portland, Jay County, Indiana, USA
Death
12 Oct 1993 (aged 91)
Laguna Beach, Orange County, California, USA
Burial
Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles County, California, USA GPS-Latitude: 34.1492386, Longitude: -118.3201675
Plot
Cts of Remembrance, Columbarium of Valor, Map #ELC0 (Unt 3 - Elv C, S wall), Outdoor Gdn Niche 64429
Memorial ID
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Actor. The son of Russian immigrants, he was best known for his fatherly roles in films and television, most notably that of 'Colonel Gordon Kirkwood' in the television series "Mister Ed" from 1963 to 1966. He was one of the original founders of the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) and served as its eleventh President from 1957 to 1958. He appeared in more than 100 films including "Murders In the Rue Morgue" (1932), "Meet Me in St. Louis" (1944), "Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo" (1944), "They Were Expendable" (1945), "The Postman Always Rings Twice" (1946), "Little Women" (1949), "Cattle Drive" (1951), "On Moonlight Bay" (1951), "By the Light of the Silvery Moon" (1953), "Peyton Place" (1957), "The Absent- Minded Professor (1961), "Son of Flubber" (1963), "Tora! Tora! Tora!" (1970) and "Peggy Sue Got Married" (1986).
Actor. The son of Russian immigrants, he was best known for his fatherly roles in films and television, most notably that of 'Colonel Gordon Kirkwood' in the television series "Mister Ed" from 1963 to 1966. He was one of the original founders of the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) and served as its eleventh President from 1957 to 1958. He appeared in more than 100 films including "Murders In the Rue Morgue" (1932), "Meet Me in St. Louis" (1944), "Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo" (1944), "They Were Expendable" (1945), "The Postman Always Rings Twice" (1946), "Little Women" (1949), "Cattle Drive" (1951), "On Moonlight Bay" (1951), "By the Light of the Silvery Moon" (1953), "Peyton Place" (1957), "The Absent- Minded Professor (1961), "Son of Flubber" (1963), "Tora! Tora! Tora!" (1970) and "Peggy Sue Got Married" (1986).

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Leon 1902-1993
Christine Gossett 1912-2005



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  • Added: Nov 21, 1998
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/4043/leon-ames: accessed ), memorial page for Leon Ames (20 Jan 1902–12 Oct 1993), Find a Grave Memorial ID 4043, citing Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles County, California, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.