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Ed Ames

American singer and actor (1927–2023)

PersonDied aged 95humanQ1282268

Also known as Edmund Dantes Urick

Born: July 9, 1927
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1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2014-05-05
2.Stated in SNACRetrieved 2017-10-09
3.Stated in Internet Broadway DatabaseRetrieved 2017-10-09
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Died: May 21, 2023
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Birthplace: Malden
Place of death: Los Angeles
Citizenship: United States
Occupation: actor
, singer
, television actor
+3 more
Education: University of California, Los Angeles
Languages spoken, written or signed: English

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Edmund Dantes Urick, known professionally as Ed Ames or Eddie Ames, was an American pop singer and actor. He was known for playing Mingo in the television series Daniel Boone, and for his Easy Listening No. 1 hits of the mid-to-late 1960s including "My Cup Runneth Over", "Time, Time", and "When the Snow Is on the Roses". He was also part of the popular 1950s singing group with his siblings, the Ames Brothers.

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Daniel Boone1964 · American action-adventure television series

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Given name: Edmund nickname: Ed
Dantes
Genre: pop music
Label: Decca
Family name: Urick
Sex or gender: male
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1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2024-07-19
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Instrument: voice
Start of work period: 1955
Pseudonym: Ed Ames script: Latin script
Birth name: Edmund Dantes Urick
Discography: Ed Ames discography
Native language: English
Writing language: English
Number of children: 3
Field of work: singing
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1.Stated in Czech National Authority DatabaseRetrieved 2023-06-27
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pop song
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1.Stated in Czech National Authority DatabaseRetrieved 2023-06-27
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acting
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1.Stated in Czech National Authority DatabaseRetrieved 2023-06-27
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