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Dec 8, 1993 · Don Ameche, Dapper Film Star, Dies at 85 : Entertainment: The performer’s rich voice also won him prominent radio roles. Five decades into his career, he won an Oscar for the movie ‘Cocoon.’
Cocoon is a 1985 American science fiction comedy-drama film directed by Ron Howard and written by Tom Benedek from a story by David Saperstein. The film stars Don Ameche, Wilford Brimley, Hume Cronyn, Brian Dennehy, Jack Gilford, Steve Guttenberg, Maureen Stapleton, Jessica Tandy, Gwen Verdon, Herta Ware, Tahnee Welch, and Linda Harrison, and follows a group of elderly people rejuvenated by ...
Awards & Achievements. Don Ameche was honored with the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in the 1985 movie ‘Cocoon.’. Personal Life. Don Ameche married Honore Prendergast in 1932 and had six children together. The couple welcomed their first child, son Don Ameche Jr. on October 3, 1933.
Legendary actor, Don Ameche, was born Dominic Felix Amici on May 31, 1908 in Kenosha, WI. Ameche died at the age of 85 on Dec 6, 1993 in Scottsdale, AZ and was laid to rest in Resurrection Catholic Cemetery in Dubuque, IA. Don Ameche was born Dominic Felix Amici on May 31 st , 1908 in Kenosha, Wisconsin and was second of eight children.
The Three Musketeers: Directed by Allan Dwan. With Don Ameche, The Ritz Brothers, Binnie Barnes, Gloria Stuart. D'Artagnan sings and fronts for slapstick cowardly Ritz brothers posing as musketeers.
Don Amiche. Years Active: 2015 - 2022. Notable Work: The Devil You Know (2022) Person.
Jan 27, 1986 · A Masterpiece of Murder: Directed by Charles S. Dubin. With Bob Hope, Don Ameche, Jayne Meadows, Claudia Christian. An over-the-hill gumshoe reluctantly teams with worldly retired master thief to solve a string of art thefts and murders.
