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Florenz Ames

Sep 06, 1883 - Feb 11, 1958 (74 years old) in Rochester, New York, USA

A relative newcomer to television at a time when most people would be looking toward retirement, Florenz Ames started out as a song and dance man in vaudeville, often performing on smaller stages with his wife Alice "Adelaide" Winthrop; as "Ames and Winthrop" they appeared in a revue called "Alice in Blunderland" with Winthrop in the title role and Ames playing the other roles. He moved onto the Broadway stage and appeared in a number of shows from before World War I until the Korean War, including the original productions of "Of Thee I Sing" and "Oklahoma!" as well as a number of Gilbert & Sullivan operas.

Known For

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Four Star Playhouse
Mr. Hapewell
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Broken Arrow
Emperor Joshua Norton
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The Hardy Boys
Silas Applegate
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Hey, Jeannie!
Mr. Hesby
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Viva Zapata!
Senor Espejo
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Teacher's Pet
J. L. Ballentine
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Man with the Gun
Doc Hughes (uncredited)

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