Leon Ames

Ames died in Laguna Beach, California of a stroke. Barthelmess was one of the founders of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. He served as president of the Screen Actors Guild, of which he was one of the founding members, from 1957 to 1958. He died of cancer in 1963. His last role was as Kathleen Turner's grandfather in Peggy Sue Got Married (1986). He enlisted in the Naval Reserve in World War II, served as a lieutenant commander, and never returned to film, preferring instead to live off his investments. Louis (1944), Little Women (1949), and the 1950s sitcom Life with Father, but also appeared in notable roles in Murders in the Rue Morgue (1932), The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946) and Peyton Place (1957). He made several films in the new medium, most notably Only Angels Have Wings, but he failed to achieve the stardom of his silent film days and gradually left entertainment.

He is most widely remembered for playing a number of fatherly figures in such titles as Meet Me in St. With the advent of the sound era, Barthelmess' fortunes changed. Leon Ames (January 20, 1902 - October 12, 1993), born Leon Waycoff, was an American film actor born in Portland, Indiana. One of their films, Tol'able David (1921), in which Barthelmess starred as a teenage mailman, was a major success, and is considered by many to be his finest performance. He also founded his own production company, Inspiration Film Company, together with Charles Duell and Henry King. In the coming years, he was one of Hollywood's highest paid performers, starring in such classics as The Patent Leather Kid (1927) and The Noose (1928); he was nominated for Best Actor at the first Academy Awards for his performance in both these films.