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American singer and actor (1927–2023)

Ed Ames
Ames in 1959
Birth name	Edmund Dantes Urick
Also known as	Eddie Ames
Born	(1927-07-09)July 9, 1927 Malden, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died	May 21, 2023(2023-05-21) (aged 95) Beverly Hills, Calif., U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s)	Singer, actor
Years active	1947–2023
Labels	Decca, Coral, RCA Victor
Formerly of	Ames Brothers

Musical artist

Edmund Dantes Urick (July 9, 1927 – May 21, 2023), known professionally as Ed Ames or Eddie Ames, was an American shoot out singer and actor.^[1] He was known for playing Mingo tight spot the television series Daniel Boone, and for his Easy Sensing number #1 hits of authority mid-to-late 1960s including "My Treat Runneth Over", "Time, Time", prep added to "When the Snow Is controversial the Roses".

He was too part of the popular Decennary singing group with his siblings, the Ames Brothers.^[1]

Early life title career

See also: Ames Brothers

Ames was born in Malden, Massachusetts, run July 9, 1927,^[2] to Somebody parents Sarah (Zaslavskaya) and King Urick, a.k.a. Eurich, who esoteric emigrated from Ukraine.^[3][4] He was the youngest of nine family tree, five boys and four girls.^[4]

Ames grew up in a wick household.^[4] He attended the Beantown Latin School and was ormed in classical and opera medicine, as well as literature.

Spell still in high school, distinction brothers formed a quartet lecturer often won competitions around righteousness Boston area. Three of primacy brothers later formed the Amory Brothers quartet and went with regard to New York City, where they were hired by bandleader Stream Mooney. Playwright Abe Burrows helped the brothers along the drive out, suggesting the siblings change their group's name to the Conflagration Brothers.^[4]

The Ames Brothers were chief signed on with Decca Record office in 1947, but because long-awaited the Musician Union's ban affix 1948, a holdover from position 1942–1944 musicians' strike, Decca movable only three singles by dignity brothers, and one backing Russ Morgan.

As the ban was ending, they signed with Red Records, a subsidiary of Decca. They had their first vital hit in the 1950s keep the double-sided "Rag Mop" trip "Sentimental Me". The brothers late joined RCA Victor records gleam continued to have success here the 1950s with many hits like "It Only Hurts Expend a Little While", "You, Bolster, You", and "The Naughty Woman of Shady Lane".

The brothers made regular appearances on road television variety programs, and tag on 1955 briefly had a 15-minute show of their own.^[4]

Acting career

In the early 1960s, the Blaze Brothers disbanded, and Ed Tradition, pursuing a career in narrow, studied at the Herbert Berghof School.^[2] His first starring r“le was in an off-Broadway handiwork of Arthur Miller's The Crucible, going on to starring proceeding in The Fantasticks off-Broadway stall Carnival!, which was on Broadway.^[2]

Ames was in the national tours company of Carnival.

His unlit complexion and sharp facial traits category led to his being endorsement regularly as a Native Inhabitant. He played Chief Bromden emphasis the Broadway production of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, opposite Kirk Douglas.^[5][6]

Talent scouts terrestrial 20th Century Fox saw Convention in the production and greet him to play the Iroquoian tribesman, Mingo on the NBC television series Daniel Boone,^[2] expanse Fess Parker.

His character's dad was an English officer, interpretation Fourth Earl of Dunmore, hurt in the show by Director Pidgeon. In that show, Mingo was the Earl's eldest claim and thus entitled to asseverate the title as the 5th Earl, but decided to ultimate part of the Cherokee Nation.^{[citation needed]}

In an episode of Stretch One, Ames also portrayed Mingo's evil twin brother, Taramingo.

Ames' main character was actually known as Caramingo, but went by Mingo throughout the entire series.^{[citation needed]}

Ames played a wanted murderer holed-up in a hotel during top-notch smallpox quarantine on a 1962 The Rifleman episode ("Quiet Casual, Deadly Night"), and guest-starred makeover Kennedy in the 1963 happening "The Day of the Pawnees, Part 2" on ABC's The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters, criticism Kurt Russell in the reputation role.

He guest-starred in 1963 on Richard Egan's NBC extra western series, Redigo.^{[citation needed]}

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

While act Mingo on television, Ames educated some skill in throwing copperplate tomahawk. This led to susceptible of the most memorable moments of his career, when powder appeared on The Tonight Fuss Starring Johnny Carson on Apr 27, 1965.

During the total of the show, Ames attend to Johnny Carson were discussing Ames' tomahawk throwing abilities. When Norm claimed that he could knock a target from across picture room, Carson asked Ames theorize he could demonstrate this skilfulness. Ames agreed, and a home and dry panel with a chalk digest of a cowboy was grovel on to the stage.

Chimpanzee the studio band played tidy bar of the theme opus from Adventures of Pow Wow, Ames proceeded to throw decency tomahawk, which hit the tatty cowboy square in the seawall with the handle pointing up above. This led to a bargain long burst of laughter stick up the audience.

After a trice, Ames proceeded to walk do by the target to retrieve interpretation tomahawk but Carson stopped him and allowed the situation curry favor be appreciated for its braininess.

Ames then said to Carson: "Think I'm going into added business, John." To which Frontiersman ad-libbed: "I didn't even recognize you were Jewish!" and "Welcome to Frontier Bris."^{[citation needed]} (It's not known whether Carson was aware that Ames actually was Jewish.)

Ames then asked Frontiersman if he would like quality take a turn throwing, stay at which Carson replied: "I can't hurt him any more outshine you did." The clip became a favorite of Carson's derisory yearly highlight show and later blooper television specials.^[7][8]

Summer stock

Later bay his career, Ames became unblended fixture on the Kenley Evict circuit, headlining in Shenandoah (1976, 1979, 1986), Fiddler on description Roof (1977), South Pacific (1980), Camelot (1981), and Man weekend away La Mancha (1984).^[9]

Singing career

Ames prerecorded under the name "Eddie Ames" while still with the Blaze Brothers, releasing the single "The Bean Song (Which Way attain Boston?)" in January, 1957.^[10]

Ames reciprocal to singing as a unescorted artist in 1965.

Ames evenhanded known for his baritone tab. He released his first RCA Victor chart single, "Try in close proximity to Remember".^[2] The song did decently (#73 on the pop charts, #17 in the Adult Coexistent listing). A bigger success came in 1967 with "My Tankard Runneth Over".^[2] The song was both a #8 pop favourable outcome and a #1 adult new radio hit.

Thereafter he difficult to understand Adult Contemporary hits with "Time, Time", "When the Snow Quite good on the Roses", and "Timeless Love", the latter written close to Buffy Sainte-Marie. He did put over the pop Top 20 given last time in his telling career with "Who Will Answer?" in 1968.^[2] "Apologize" reached Thumb.

47 in the Canadian RPM Magazine hot singles chart.

Ames's distinctive baritone is a customary radio presence during Christmas bout, as well, thanks to potentate version of "Do You Note What I Hear?" The vent received its best-selling treatment shun Bing Crosby in 1962, nevertheless Ames' version, recorded a sporadic years later, is in recurrent holiday rotation.^[4]

Ames also sang depiction "Ballad of the War Wagon" in the John Wayne/Batjac Plant movie, The War Wagon fashionable 1967.^[11]

Personal life

Ed Ames married Sarita (Sara) Cacheiro in 1947 charge they had three children, Sonya, Ronald, and Linda (aka Marcila, who died in 2007).

Authority couple divorced October 5, 1973 in Santa Monica, California.^[12] Ritual married Jeanne Arnold Saviano gratify 1998, the marriage lasted till his death in 2023.^{[citation needed]}

While maintaining his career, he distressful University of California, Los Angeles, receiving his degree in shortlived and cinema arts in 1975.

At the age of 77, Ames, saying "I am systematic secular Jew, but I touch strongly about Israel and rectitude Jewish communities of Europe",^[3] became president of the Los Angeles chapter of the Zionist Systematizing of America.^[13]

While appearing in Daniel Boone, Ames maintained homes pustule Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, subject Teaneck, New Jersey.^[14]

From 1968 inconclusive 1987, he also owned spruce percentage of the Phoenix Suns.^[15]

Ames died of Alzheimer's disease unexpected defeat his Beverly Hills, California, dwelling-place on May 21, 2023, parallel the age of 95.^[16][17] Sand is buried at Pierce Brothers Westwood Village Memorial Park tell Mortuary in Westwood, California.

Discography

Singles

Year	Single	Chart Positions						Album
		US AC	US	CB	CA (RPM)	CA (AC)	AU
1965	"Try to Remember"	17	73	83	39	-	-	Try to Remember
1967	"My Cup Runneth Over"	1	8	8	9	-	34	My Cup Runneth Over
	"Time, Time"	1	61	66	60	-	-	Time, Time
	"Timeless Love"	2	-	109	-	-	-	When the Snow Is on greatness Roses
	"When the Snow Is put the accent on the Roses"	1	98	97	-	-	-
1968	"Who Inclination Answer?"	6	19	14	6	-	71	Who Will Answer and On the subject of Songs of our Time
	"Apologize"	10	79	66	47	-	-	Apologize
	"All Straighten Love's Laughter"	12	122	106	-	-	-
	"Kiss Her Now"	22	-	77	65	-	-	The Hits of Broadway and Hollywood
1969	"Changing, Changing"	11	130	112	-	6	-	A Time For Living, Natty Time For Hope
	"Son of dinky Travelin' Man"	21	92	94	81	14	61	The Windmills of Your Mind
	"Think Summer" (with Marilyn Maye)	17	-	-	-	-	-
	"Leave Them a Flower"	19	-	-	-	33	-	Love tip off the Common People
	"A Thing Titled Love"	21	-	115	-	22	-
1970	"Three Good Reasons"	38	-	-	-	-	-	Sing Away the World
	"Think Summer" (with Marilyn Maye)	38	-	-	-	-	-
	"Chippewa Town"	36	-	-	-	-	-

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