Leon Ames (born January 20, 1902 in Portland, Indiana; died October 12, 1993 in Los Angeles, California), born Leon Wycoff to a Russian family, was an American film and television actor. January 20 is the 20th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1902 (MCMII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Portland is a city located in Jay County, Indiana. ... October 12 is the 285th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (286th in leap years). ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was 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). ... Nickname: City of Angels Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates: State California County Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa Area    - City 1,290. ...

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). This article is about the 1944 film. ... Little Women is a novel by Louisa May Alcott published on September 30, 1868, concerning the lives and loves of four sisters 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. ... Murders in the Rue Morgue (1932) is a Universal pre-Code horror film loosely based on an Edgar Allan Poe short story. ... The Postman Always Rings Twice is a 1946 film based on the 1934 novel by James M. Cain. ... Peyton Place is a 1957 American motion picture drama based on the bestselling novel by Grace Metalious. ...

Other television roles included Father of the Bride and Mr. Ed. His last role was as Kathleen Turner's grandfather in the film Peggy Sue Got Married (1986). Mister Ed was a popular US television comedy show that aired on CBS from 1961-1966. ... 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. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

He married Christine Gossett in 1938 and they had a son Leon ("Lee") and a daughter Shelley. Ames died of a stroke in 1993. For other uses, see Stroke (disambiguation). ...

External links

• Leon Ames at the Internet Movie Database