Hollywood Studio Magazine (August 1972)

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THE FACE IS FAMILIÄR By Jess L. Hoaglin t Leon Ames, who celebrated his 70th birthday last January 20th, has enjoyed a long and successful career — one that has spanned 45 years and has been marked with memorable successes on the stage, in motion pictures and television. He is one of the few actors who has also successfully emerged as a businessman, having had his own automobile agency during the past 25 years. Born and raised on a farm in Portland, Indiana, Ames’ Professional career began on Broadway in 1928 after an apprenticeship with the Champlin Players in Lansford, Pennsylvania. During the next several years he starred in an endless series of stage hits on Broadway and with national touring Companies, including such top productions as “The Male Animal,” “The Moon is Blue,” “Tobacco Road” and “The Best Man” to name only a few. His motion picture career began impressively in 1931 with the classic “Murders in the Rue Morgue” with Bela Lugosi. For many years Ames was on the M-G-M studio roster and appeared in a wide variety of films such as “Meet Me in St. Louis,” “The Postman Always Rings Twice,” “Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo” and “Little Women.” A few of his most recent appearances have been in “From the Terrace,” “Peyton Place,” Tora! Tora! Tora!” and “Hammersmith.” Ames probably received his greatest recognition as Father Day in “Life With Father” on television from 1953 to 1955. He also starred for several years in the “Mr. Ed” television series