Don Ameche
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| Known for: |
Cocoon, Trading Places, Cocoon: The Return |
| Birth name: |
Dominic Felix Amici |
| Birthday: |
31 May 1908,
Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA |
| Height: |
5' 11" (1.80 m) |
Trivia

Brother of actor
Jim Ameche.

Interred at Resurrection Catholic Cemetery (formerly St. Philomina's), Dubuque, Iowa. (Grave unmarked).

Father of six children: Ronald, Dominic, Thomas, Lonnie, Bonnie and Connie.

Portrayed Alexander Graham Bell in
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell in 1939. In 1957, his brother,
Jim Ameche, portrayed Bell in
The Story of Mankind.

Inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame in 1992.

He became a major star on radio. His teaming with
Frances Langford as "The Bickersons" is regarded as classic comedy on radio. "The Bickersons" were revived for a series or record albums.

Biography in: "Who's Who in Comedy" by Ronald S. Smith, pg. 51-53 (article titled "The Bickersons"). New York: Facts on File, 1992. ISBN 0816023387

Master of ceremonies for the NBC-Red network radio program "The Chase and Sanborn Hour" (later "The Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy Show") from 1937 to 1940.

Attended Loras College in Dubuque, Iowa

Calling the telephone the "Don Ameche" became popular American Slang in the 1930s and '40s due to his role as Alexander Graham Bell
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