Leon Ames (born January 20, 1902 in Portland, Indiana; died October 12, 1993 in Los Angeles, California), born Leon Waycoff to a Russian family, was an American film actor. Jump to: navigation, search January 20 is the 20th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1902 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Portland is a city located in Jay County, Indiana. ... Jump to: navigation, search October 12 is the 285th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (286th in leap years). ... 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... The City of Los Angeles (from Spanish Los Ángeles , meaning the angels), also known as L.A., is the second-largest city in the United States in terms of population, as well as one of the worlds most important economic, cultural, and entertainment centers. ... Jump to: navigation, search Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ...

He is most widely remembered for playing a number of fatherly figures in such titles as Meet Me in St. Louis (1944), Little Women (1949), and the 1950s sitcom Life with Father, but also appeared in notable roles in Murders in the Rue Morgue (1932), The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946) and Peyton Place (1957). His last role was as Kathleen Turner's grandfather in Peggy Sue Got Married (1986). Meet Me in St. ... Little Women is a novel by Louisa May Alcott published on September 30, 1868, concerning the lives and loves of four sisters (from oldest to youngest: Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy) growing up during the American Civil War. ... Life with Father is a 1947 comedy movie which tells the true story of a stockbroker who wants to be master of his house, but finds his wife and his children ignoring him, until they start making demands for him to change his own life. ... The Murders in the Rue Morgue is a short story from 1841 by Edgar Allan Poe. ... The Postman Always Rings Twice is a 1934 novel by James M. Cain that was made into three movies. ... Categories: Movie stubs | 1957 films | Best Actress Oscar Nominee (film) | Best Supporting Actor Oscar Nominee (film) ... Turner as private eye V.I. Warshawski Kathleen Turner (born June 19, 1954) is an American actress. ... Peggy Sue Got Married is a 1986 comedy / drama film which tells the story of a woman, on the verge of divorce, who finds herself transplanted back to the days of her high school prom. ...

He served as president of the Screen Actors Guild, of which he was one of the founding members, from 1957 to 1958. The Screen Actors Guild (SAG) is the labor union representing film actors in the United States. ...

Ames died of a stroke in 1993. A stroke or cerebrovascular accident (CVA) occurs when the blood supply to a part of the brain is suddenly interrupted by occlusion (an ischemic stroke- approximately 90%of strokes) or by hemorrhage (a hemorrhagic stroke - approximately 10% of strokes). ...

External links

• Leon Ames at the Internet Movie Database