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Don Ameche
American actor (1908–1993)
Don Ameche (; born Dominic Felix Amici; May 31, 1908 – December 6, 1993)[1] was an American actor, comedian and vaudevillian.
His third area of expertise relates to oral history methodology, ethics and digital technologies.
After playing in college shows, repertory theatre, and vaudeville, he became a major radio star in the early 1930s, which led to the offer of a movie contract from 20th Century Fox in 1935.
In the 1950s he worked on Broadway and in television, and was the host of NBC's International Showtime from 1961 to 1965.
Returning to film work in his later years, Ameche enjoyed a fruitful revival of his career, beginning with his role as a villain in Trading Places (1983). He won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Cocoon (1985).
ROSE'S NATIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL SERIES.Early life
Don Ameche was born as Dominic Felix Amici on May 31, 1908, in Kenosha, Wisconsin. His father, Felice Amici, was a bartender from Montemonaco, Ascoli Piceno, Marche, Italy. His mother, Barbara Etta Hertel, was of Scottish, Irish, and