Tom Jones, who wrote the book and lyrics for the musical “The Fantasticks” that ran for 42 years, died on Friday at his home in Sharon, Conn. He was 95 and passed from cancer, his son said.
The Fantasticks opened in 1960 in Greenwich Village and is best remembered for its opening song, “Try to Remember.”
Jones started his theater career in New York writing for the revues being staged by the impresario Julius Monk, working with another composer, John Donald Robb.
Jones and Robb called that show “Joy Comes to Deadhorse,” and in 1956, they staged it at the University of New Mexico, where Robb was a dean. The two had a falling out over what worked and what didn’t in the production, and Jones turned to collaborating with friend Harvey Schmidt.
Jones kept working on the piece with Schmidt that was originally devised with Robb. In 1959, when a friend was looking...
The Fantasticks opened in 1960 in Greenwich Village and is best remembered for its opening song, “Try to Remember.”
Jones started his theater career in New York writing for the revues being staged by the impresario Julius Monk, working with another composer, John Donald Robb.
Jones and Robb called that show “Joy Comes to Deadhorse,” and in 1956, they staged it at the University of New Mexico, where Robb was a dean. The two had a falling out over what worked and what didn’t in the production, and Jones turned to collaborating with friend Harvey Schmidt.
Jones kept working on the piece with Schmidt that was originally devised with Robb. In 1959, when a friend was looking...
- 8/12/2023
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
“The Girl from Ipanema” singer Astrud Gilberto has passed away at age 83.
The Brazilian bossa nova musician — who was a huge star in the ’60s and ’70s — died on June 5, her granddaughter, Sofia Gilberto, announced.
Sofia shared a sweet video clip, alongside the translated message: “I’m here to bring you the sad news that my grandmother became a star today, and is next to my grandfather João Gilberto.
“She was a pioneer and the best. At the age of 22, she gave voice to the English version of ‘Girl from Ipanema’ and gained international fame,” Sofia added, according to the BBC.
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Guitarist Paul Ricci, who collaborated with Astrud, also shared the sad news on Facebook.
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He wrote, “I just got word from her son Marcelo...
The Brazilian bossa nova musician — who was a huge star in the ’60s and ’70s — died on June 5, her granddaughter, Sofia Gilberto, announced.
Sofia shared a sweet video clip, alongside the translated message: “I’m here to bring you the sad news that my grandmother became a star today, and is next to my grandfather João Gilberto.
“She was a pioneer and the best. At the age of 22, she gave voice to the English version of ‘Girl from Ipanema’ and gained international fame,” Sofia added, according to the BBC.
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Guitarist Paul Ricci, who collaborated with Astrud, also shared the sad news on Facebook.
Read More: ‘Bling Empire’ Star Anna Shay Dies At 62 From Stroke
He wrote, “I just got word from her son Marcelo...
- 6/6/2023
- by Becca Longmire
- ET Canada
Ed Ames, the youngest member of the popular 1950s singing group the Ames Brothers, who later became a successful actor in television and musical theatre, has died. He was 95.
The last survivor of the four singing brothers, Ames died May 21 from Alzheimer’s disease, his wife, Jeanne Ames, said Saturday.
“He had a wonderful life,” she said.
On television, Ames was likely best known for his role as Mingo, the Oxford-educated Native American in the 1960s adventure series “Daniel Boone” that starred Fess Parker as the famous frontiersman. He also was the centre of a bit on “The Tonight Show” that — thanks to his painfully uncanny aim with a hatchet — became one of the show’s most memorable surprise moments.
Ames had guest roles in TV series such as “Murder, She Wrote” and “In the Heat of the Night,” and toured frequently in musicals, performing such popular songs as “Try to Remember...
The last survivor of the four singing brothers, Ames died May 21 from Alzheimer’s disease, his wife, Jeanne Ames, said Saturday.
“He had a wonderful life,” she said.
On television, Ames was likely best known for his role as Mingo, the Oxford-educated Native American in the 1960s adventure series “Daniel Boone” that starred Fess Parker as the famous frontiersman. He also was the centre of a bit on “The Tonight Show” that — thanks to his painfully uncanny aim with a hatchet — became one of the show’s most memorable surprise moments.
Ames had guest roles in TV series such as “Murder, She Wrote” and “In the Heat of the Night,” and toured frequently in musicals, performing such popular songs as “Try to Remember...
- 5/28/2023
- by Brent Furdyk
- ET Canada
Ed Ames, the deep-toned baritone pop singer and actor who portrayed the faithful Cherokee sidekick Mingo on the 1960s NBC series Daniel Boone, has died. He was 95.
Ames died Sunday at his home in Los Angeles after a battle with Alzheimer’s, his wife Jeanne told The Hollywood Reporter.
A native of Massachusetts and a son of Jewish immigrants from Ukraine, Ames starred as the Oxford-educated Mingo opposite Fess Parker as Daniel Boone on the first four seasons (1964-68) of the TV Western.
His most memorable night on television, however, came in April 1965 during an appearance on NBC’s The Tonight Show. Demonstrating to host Johnny Carson how Mingo would expertly handle a tomahawk, he hurled the weapon at an outline of a cowboy drawn on a wooden board — and it stuck right in the crotch.
As the audience howled, Carson left his desk and said to Ames in now-classic ad-libbed lines,...
Ames died Sunday at his home in Los Angeles after a battle with Alzheimer’s, his wife Jeanne told The Hollywood Reporter.
A native of Massachusetts and a son of Jewish immigrants from Ukraine, Ames starred as the Oxford-educated Mingo opposite Fess Parker as Daniel Boone on the first four seasons (1964-68) of the TV Western.
His most memorable night on television, however, came in April 1965 during an appearance on NBC’s The Tonight Show. Demonstrating to host Johnny Carson how Mingo would expertly handle a tomahawk, he hurled the weapon at an outline of a cowboy drawn on a wooden board — and it stuck right in the crotch.
As the audience howled, Carson left his desk and said to Ames in now-classic ad-libbed lines,...
- 5/26/2023
- by Mike Barnes and Duane Byrge
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Ed Ames, the veteran singer and actor who played Mingo in the television series Daniel Boone, has died. He was 95. According to Deadline, Ames passed away at his home in Los Angeles on Sunday, May 21. No cause of death was given. Born on July 9, 1927, in Malden, Massachusetts, Ames began his career singing with his brothers in the Ames Brothers quartet, who had success throughout the 1950s with hit songs such as “Rag Mop,” “It Only Hurts For a Little While,” “You, You, You,” and “The Naughty Lady of Shady Lane.” He would go on to record solo music in the 1960s after the quartet disbanded, having hits with tracks such as “My Cup Runneth Over,” “Time, Time,” “Try to Remember,” and “When the Snow Is on the Roses.” It was in the 1960s when Ames started to pursue a career in acting, with his first starring role coming in an...
- 5/26/2023
- TV Insider
Ed Ames, whose long career included hit recordings, TV stardom and Broadway roles, died May 21 in Los Angeles at 95. No cause was given.
Ames began his career in the 1950s as part of the singing Ames Brothers quartet, joining with his brothers Vic, Joe and Gene. The group had a hit with “Rag Mop” in 1950, and totaled 49 chart hits before ending their association in 1963. The group also had a syndicated TV program, The Ames Brothers Show.
Ames also branched off into a solo career, hitting the charts with “My Cup Runneth Over,” “Who Will Answer?” and “Try to Remember.”
Ames switched gears and did stage tours in the off-Broadway shows The Crucible and The Fantasticks, and then scored a starring role on Broadway in Carnival! He later starred with Kirk Douglas, Gene Wilder, and William Daniels in the Broadway production of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.
Ed Ames and Darby Hinton in ‘Daniel Boone,...
Ames began his career in the 1950s as part of the singing Ames Brothers quartet, joining with his brothers Vic, Joe and Gene. The group had a hit with “Rag Mop” in 1950, and totaled 49 chart hits before ending their association in 1963. The group also had a syndicated TV program, The Ames Brothers Show.
Ames also branched off into a solo career, hitting the charts with “My Cup Runneth Over,” “Who Will Answer?” and “Try to Remember.”
Ames switched gears and did stage tours in the off-Broadway shows The Crucible and The Fantasticks, and then scored a starring role on Broadway in Carnival! He later starred with Kirk Douglas, Gene Wilder, and William Daniels in the Broadway production of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.
Ed Ames and Darby Hinton in ‘Daniel Boone,...
- 5/26/2023
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Ed Ames, a member of the Ames Brothers singing quartet who starred in TV series “Daniel Boone” in the 1960s, died Sunday at his home in Los Angeles. He was 95.
Ed Ames and his brothers Vic, Joe and Gene had a hit with their version of “Rag Mop” in 1950. As a solo artist, he had hits with “Who Will Answer?,” “My Cup Runneth Over” and “Try to Remember.” In the 1950s, they had a syndicated TV program, “The Ames Brothers Show,” and 49 songs that charted before they broke up in 1963.
He then launched an acting career, which included off-Broadway performances in “The Crucible” and “The Fantasticks,” as well as a starring role on Broadway in “Carnival!” He starred with Kirk Douglas, Gene Wilder and William Daniels in the Broadway production of “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.”
Although his background was Russian Jewish, Ames was cast several times as a Native American,...
Ed Ames and his brothers Vic, Joe and Gene had a hit with their version of “Rag Mop” in 1950. As a solo artist, he had hits with “Who Will Answer?,” “My Cup Runneth Over” and “Try to Remember.” In the 1950s, they had a syndicated TV program, “The Ames Brothers Show,” and 49 songs that charted before they broke up in 1963.
He then launched an acting career, which included off-Broadway performances in “The Crucible” and “The Fantasticks,” as well as a starring role on Broadway in “Carnival!” He starred with Kirk Douglas, Gene Wilder and William Daniels in the Broadway production of “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.”
Although his background was Russian Jewish, Ames was cast several times as a Native American,...
- 5/26/2023
- by Pat Saperstein
- Variety Film + TV
This op-ed first started taking shape, in my noggin at least, when Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon all but equated Donald Glover with a petite 16-year-old girl by having the Atlanta auteur participate in a life-size game of “Hungry, Hungry Hippos” alongside the U.S. Olympic gymnastics team (whose physicality made sense in the context of the arduous exercise).
But I held back.
Then, someone on James Corden’s team deemed it irresistibly hysterical for the Late Late Show host to sing the first line of a song over and over (and over) again, with recording artist Josh Groban.
Again,...
But I held back.
Then, someone on James Corden’s team deemed it irresistibly hysterical for the Late Late Show host to sing the first line of a song over and over (and over) again, with recording artist Josh Groban.
Again,...
- 9/13/2016
- TVLine.com
Tonight is David Letterman's final "Late Show." Although, as with his mentor Johnny Carson, last night's penultimate show was the real last one, with the return of Bill Murray and a musical performance by Bob Dylan, while tonight's will be largely clips and remembrances by Dave and Paul Shaffer. I've never been much of a late-night talk show fan in general, though Letterman was my preferred option (both at NBC and CBS) when I did find myself in the mood to watch one. So I won't try to contrive a What David Letterman Meant To Me piece, especially since our Kris Tapley — a Letterman fan of long standing — has written a genuine and lovely version of that for you to read. Instead, I wanted to pay tribute to what is simultaneously the quintessential Letterman moment and the one that's the antithesis of the Letterman persona: his remarks about 9/11 in...
- 5/20/2015
- by Alan Sepinwall
- Hitfix
As the saying goes, what's old is new again, and it seems that we cannot get enough of the 1960s these days. Recently, Masterworks Broadway ushered us back to the glory days of the American Camelot with their release of Ed Ames On Broadway, which is a one-disc album featuring Ed Ames' 1963 album Opening Night and 1966 album I Cannot Wish You in their entirety.
- 8/1/2014
- by David Clarke
- BroadwayWorld.com
One of the most intriguing new series to air on cable this year will be Fargo, FX’s adaptation of the Oscar-winning film from Joel and Ethan Coen. Although that bleak mystery-comedy is a modern classic, the Coens (who are executive producers for the series) have helped to assemble a pretty great TV ensemble, including Martin Freeman, Bob Odenkirk, Kate Walsh, Oliver Platt, Allison Tolman, Colin Hanks and Keith Carradine.
Leading the cast is Billy Bob Thornton in the role of Lorne Malvo, a manipulative hitman who becomes caught up in a crime in that small North Dakota town. FX popped a brief 30-second teaser for Fargo online today, which shows little more than Malvo scraping off some snow from his car’s front windshield. Yes, the character is so badass that he has to scrape the snow off his car instead of using his wipers.
Thornton, with a penetrating glare,...
Leading the cast is Billy Bob Thornton in the role of Lorne Malvo, a manipulative hitman who becomes caught up in a crime in that small North Dakota town. FX popped a brief 30-second teaser for Fargo online today, which shows little more than Malvo scraping off some snow from his car’s front windshield. Yes, the character is so badass that he has to scrape the snow off his car instead of using his wipers.
Thornton, with a penetrating glare,...
- 2/26/2014
- by Jordan Adler
- We Got This Covered
Fargo, one of the greatest movies of all time is getting the TV treatment and all signs point to greatness with a stellar cast and production team behind it. Executive produced by Joel and Ethan Coen, the 10-episode show is a reimagining of the classic Coen brothers film and stars Billy Bob Thornton, Martin Freeman, Bob Odenkirk, Colin Hanks, Oliver Platt, Kate Walsh, Glenn Howerton, Joey King, Tom Musgrave, Peter Breitmayer, Josh Close, Russell Harvard, Adam Goldberg, and Allison Tolman.
This 30-second teaser features Billy Bob Thornton’s character in the frozen North with The Ames Brothers’ “It Only Hurts for a Little While” playing. This bodes well with those hoping the series keeps the dark humor from the movie intact. Check out the full synopsis below with the trailer below:
An original adaptation of the Academy Award®-winning feature film, Fargo features an all-new “true crime” story and follows...
This 30-second teaser features Billy Bob Thornton’s character in the frozen North with The Ames Brothers’ “It Only Hurts for a Little While” playing. This bodes well with those hoping the series keeps the dark humor from the movie intact. Check out the full synopsis below with the trailer below:
An original adaptation of the Academy Award®-winning feature film, Fargo features an all-new “true crime” story and follows...
- 2/26/2014
- by Graham McMorrow
- City of Films
As if we don't have enough TV shows to keep up with over the next couple of months—"Red Road," "Hannibal," "Game Of Thrones," "Mad Men" and more—here comes yet another that will definitely take up more of our time. So we apologize in advance if we're not at the multiplex as often as we usually are. But really, who could blame anyone for staying in, especially with something as tantalizing as "Fargo" on the horizon? Yep, it's a show based on the Coen Brothers' 1996 hit thriller, and they're actually executive producing this one, which takes all the ingredients from their film but places them in Bemidji, Minnesota for a brand new story. But the wintry setting seems to be sticking, with this neat little teaser showing Billy Bob Thornton getting out of the car to scrape the windshield, all while "It Only Hurts for a Little While" by...
- 2/26/2014
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
Billy Bob Thornton is battling the Polar Vortex in a brand-new video from FX’s Fargo, which premieres April 15.
Thornton plays drifter Lorne Malvo in the adaptation of the 1996 Coen brothers classic. While Joel and Ethan Coen are back as executive producers, the 10-episode series has a new story and new characters. In addition to Thornton’s Lorne, there’s Colin Hanks as police deputy Gus Grimly and Martin Freeman as insurance agent Lester Nygaard.
In the new clip below, Thornton’s character embarks on his daily car-window scraping, as The Ames Brothers’ “It Only Hurts for a Little While” plays on the radio.
Thornton plays drifter Lorne Malvo in the adaptation of the 1996 Coen brothers classic. While Joel and Ethan Coen are back as executive producers, the 10-episode series has a new story and new characters. In addition to Thornton’s Lorne, there’s Colin Hanks as police deputy Gus Grimly and Martin Freeman as insurance agent Lester Nygaard.
In the new clip below, Thornton’s character embarks on his daily car-window scraping, as The Ames Brothers’ “It Only Hurts for a Little While” plays on the radio.
- 2/25/2014
- by Katie Atkinson
- EW - Inside TV
Based on the hit DreamWorks film and the true story that inspired it, the high-flying Broadway musical Catch Me If You Can officially opened its run March 12 - 24, 2013 at Hollywood's Pantages Theatre. Broadway World's own Michael Sterling and Jerry Evans of the Jle Media Group were on hand to chat with the stars at the glamorous red carpet event. Celebrity guests included Max Ehrich, Ruta Lee, Jo Anne Worley, Bruce Vilanch, Anna Trebunskaya, Davis Gaines, Linda Hart, Raphael Sabarge, Charlene Tilton and Ed Ames among others. Check out the video below...
- 3/20/2013
- by Michael Sterling and Jerry Evans
- BroadwayWorld.com
Alcatraz S01E09: "The Ames Brothers" / S01E10: "Sonny Burnett"
You know what I find interesting? That a serialized drama with a huge story to tell and only a 13-episode first season to tell it in could completely skip an episode and not miss a beat in season-long arcs. With the big stock-car rodeo and fireball bonanza last Monday pushing More >>...
You know what I find interesting? That a serialized drama with a huge story to tell and only a 13-episode first season to tell it in could completely skip an episode and not miss a beat in season-long arcs. With the big stock-car rodeo and fireball bonanza last Monday pushing More >>...
- 3/6/2012
- by Tim Surette
- TV.com
Sometimes watching multiple episodes of a TV show in a row has an easier job of hooking you and sucking you in. It can be a lot tougher to enjoy a series when you have to wait every week for a new development, especially if groundbreaking or riveting action isn't attached.
And I'm not sure if viewing "The Ames Brothers" and "Sonny Burnett" back to back made the show that much more enticing, but I enjoyed the episodes far more than some of the previous ones.
Perhaps it had a lot to do with the fact that there was a genuine understanding and revelation of the returned prisoners motives. The Ames Brothers were simply looking to find the hidden gold they'd been searching for 50 years prior and Sonny Burnett wanted revenge for being betrayed by the girl he thought loved him.
I didn't even mind that none of the most...
And I'm not sure if viewing "The Ames Brothers" and "Sonny Burnett" back to back made the show that much more enticing, but I enjoyed the episodes far more than some of the previous ones.
Perhaps it had a lot to do with the fact that there was a genuine understanding and revelation of the returned prisoners motives. The Ames Brothers were simply looking to find the hidden gold they'd been searching for 50 years prior and Sonny Burnett wanted revenge for being betrayed by the girl he thought loved him.
I didn't even mind that none of the most...
- 3/6/2012
- by smckenna412@gmail.com (Sean McKenna)
- TVfanatic
Alcatraz 1.10 "Sonny Burnett" Recap - Sonny's Anarchy
Alcatraz continues its first season with tonight’s tenth episode “Sonny Burnett,” as Detective Rebecca Madsen (Sarah Jones), Dr. Diego Soto (Jorge Garcia) and Emerson Hauser (Sam Neill) race against time to find a former inmate (Sons of Anarchy's Theo Rossi) whose kidnapping crimes have become increasingly violent since re-surfacing in 2012.
If you didn't get a chance to check it out for yourself, read on for our Alcatraz recap of "Sonny Burnett”!
On a rainy San Francisco night Hauser visits with Ray Archer in his bar, where Archer demands that Rebecca be kept out of the Alcatraz cases from now on. Hauser however sees through the demand, realizing that Archer has encountered Tommy Madsen recently. Meanwhile, Rebecca continues dreaming of the death of her partner, while Tommy Madsen watches her sleep from inside her apartment! By the time she wakes however, she’s gone.
Alcatraz continues its first season with tonight’s tenth episode “Sonny Burnett,” as Detective Rebecca Madsen (Sarah Jones), Dr. Diego Soto (Jorge Garcia) and Emerson Hauser (Sam Neill) race against time to find a former inmate (Sons of Anarchy's Theo Rossi) whose kidnapping crimes have become increasingly violent since re-surfacing in 2012.
If you didn't get a chance to check it out for yourself, read on for our Alcatraz recap of "Sonny Burnett”!
On a rainy San Francisco night Hauser visits with Ray Archer in his bar, where Archer demands that Rebecca be kept out of the Alcatraz cases from now on. Hauser however sees through the demand, realizing that Archer has encountered Tommy Madsen recently. Meanwhile, Rebecca continues dreaming of the death of her partner, while Tommy Madsen watches her sleep from inside her apartment! By the time she wakes however, she’s gone.
- 3/6/2012
- by Kevin Fitzpatrick
- TVovermind.com
Alcatraz 1.09 "The Ames Brothers" Recap - O Brother, Where Art Thou?
Alcatraz continues its first season with tonight’s ninth episode “The Ames Brothers,” as Detective Rebecca Madsen (Sarah Jones), Dr. Diego Soto (Jorge Garcia) and Emerson Hauser (Sam Neill) race against time to find two former Alcatraz inmates looking to infiltrate the prison and recover a legendary cache of gold.
If you didn't get a chance to check it out for yourself, read on for our Alcatraz recap of "The Ames Brothers”!
When a modern Alcatraz tour gets cut short by an approaching thunderstorm, one man stays behind transfixed, that of Pinky Ames. He flashes back to his time in Alcatraz where he and his brother Herman regularly bullied inmates, and the two corroborate their upcoming plans for a heist that will make them rich.
The present storm also has the effect of playing hell with all the tech used by Doc,...
Alcatraz continues its first season with tonight’s ninth episode “The Ames Brothers,” as Detective Rebecca Madsen (Sarah Jones), Dr. Diego Soto (Jorge Garcia) and Emerson Hauser (Sam Neill) race against time to find two former Alcatraz inmates looking to infiltrate the prison and recover a legendary cache of gold.
If you didn't get a chance to check it out for yourself, read on for our Alcatraz recap of "The Ames Brothers”!
When a modern Alcatraz tour gets cut short by an approaching thunderstorm, one man stays behind transfixed, that of Pinky Ames. He flashes back to his time in Alcatraz where he and his brother Herman regularly bullied inmates, and the two corroborate their upcoming plans for a heist that will make them rich.
The present storm also has the effect of playing hell with all the tech used by Doc,...
- 3/6/2012
- by Kevin Fitzpatrick
- TVovermind.com
Alcatraz Preview: Brothers Hunt for Gold & a Kidnapper Returns in Tonight's Two Hour Episode
There be gold buried under Alcatraz.
At least, that's what the Ames brothers believe. Back in the 1960s, fraternal twins Herman and Pinky Ames made an escape attempt. But, as we learn in tonight's all new episode of Alcatraz, they weren't actually trying to get off the rock. Back then, they were actually trying to find Civil War-era gold that is rumored to be buried deep within the prison.
Fast-forward to present day San Fransisco, where a large storm is battering the city. Rebecca and Doc are both on the island, working into the night. Hauser still hasn't arrived, so Doc decides to go investigate what kind of experiments one of Hauser's worker bees is doing in the cell block. Unfortunately for Doc, it turns out that the Ames brothers have returned. Doc gets captured and...
There be gold buried under Alcatraz.
At least, that's what the Ames brothers believe. Back in the 1960s, fraternal twins Herman and Pinky Ames made an escape attempt. But, as we learn in tonight's all new episode of Alcatraz, they weren't actually trying to get off the rock. Back then, they were actually trying to find Civil War-era gold that is rumored to be buried deep within the prison.
Fast-forward to present day San Fransisco, where a large storm is battering the city. Rebecca and Doc are both on the island, working into the night. Hauser still hasn't arrived, so Doc decides to go investigate what kind of experiments one of Hauser's worker bees is doing in the cell block. Unfortunately for Doc, it turns out that the Ames brothers have returned. Doc gets captured and...
- 3/5/2012
- by Clarissa
- TVovermind.com
Dimitri Tiomkin's rousing score for the 1967 John Wayne/Kirk Douglas Western The War Wagon has finally been released on CD. It's the first time the soundtrack has been available in any format. The score includes Ed Ames singing the title track, The Ballad of the War Wagon. Intrada, which produced the new CD, has limited this to only 2,000 copies. Click here to order...
- 10/24/2010
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
To celebrate what would have been Johnny Carson's 85th birthday, let's look back at some of the late-night king's greatest moments. From his outrageous characters to his winning banter with sidekick Ed McMahon to even a few emotional moments, heeeeeere's our favorites!
The Tomahawk Toss
On April 25, 1965, actor Ed Ames stopped by The Tonight Show to promote the TV show Daniel Boone, on which Ames played a Native American named Mingo. Carson asked Ames to demonstrate his tomahawk-throwing skills, and Ames' first toss landed squarely on the silhouette target's crotch. The instant classic moment was marked by uproarious laughter, which only worsened when Carson quipped, "I didn't even know you were Jewish!" ...
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The Tomahawk Toss
On April 25, 1965, actor Ed Ames stopped by The Tonight Show to promote the TV show Daniel Boone, on which Ames played a Native American named Mingo. Carson asked Ames to demonstrate his tomahawk-throwing skills, and Ames' first toss landed squarely on the silhouette target's crotch. The instant classic moment was marked by uproarious laughter, which only worsened when Carson quipped, "I didn't even know you were Jewish!" ...
Read More >...
- 10/23/2010
- by Adam Bryant
- TVGuide - Breaking News
On top of getting full lists of "Just Dance 2" tracks and "Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock" songs this week, we've also received a complete soundtrack listing for a game you may not have been looking forward to for its tunes — "Mafia 2." 2K Games released the rundown ahead of a live one-hour playthrough they're hosting today at 2Pm Pst via Ustream.
Bing Crosby, Dean Martin, Louis Prima and Little Richard all appear on the game's soundtrack, which has been posted on the "Mafia 2" website. If "GTA Godfather" has always been something you thought you might like to play with some bona fide Ratpack music in the background, you should find the entries here to your liking:
• Gatemouth Moore - "Did You Ever Love A Woman"
• Al Hibbler - "After the Lights Go Down Low"
• Al Hibbler - "Count Every Star"
• The Ames Brothers - "My Bonnie Lassie"
• The Andrews Sisters -...
Bing Crosby, Dean Martin, Louis Prima and Little Richard all appear on the game's soundtrack, which has been posted on the "Mafia 2" website. If "GTA Godfather" has always been something you thought you might like to play with some bona fide Ratpack music in the background, you should find the entries here to your liking:
• Gatemouth Moore - "Did You Ever Love A Woman"
• Al Hibbler - "After the Lights Go Down Low"
• Al Hibbler - "Count Every Star"
• The Ames Brothers - "My Bonnie Lassie"
• The Andrews Sisters -...
- 8/20/2010
- by Brian Warmoth
- MTV Multiplayer
Fess Parker, who died yesterday at 85, was a childhood hero of mine as the star of the TV series Davy Crockett. I got to know him, however, because he was a neighbor of Michael Jackson’s—we first met in 1993, as the zoo animals were being evacuated from Jackson’s Neverland Ranch during a vicious wildfire. A courtly six-foot-six, Parker had retired from acting years earlier but maintained his fame by creating a successful winery and picturing himself in his trademark coonskin cap on the labels of his bottles. He was the unofficial mayor of Los Olivos, the beautiful winemaking town in the Santa Ynez valley north of Santa Barbara, and he presided over the luxurious Fess Parker Wine Country Inn and Spa with his charming wife of 50 years, the chanteuse Marcella Rinehart. Fess and Marcella held community sings around the piano in the lobby of their inn on Thursday nights,...
- 3/19/2010
- Vanity Fair
Jeannine Cosden, an actress turned talent agent, died Jan. 1 in Ojai, Calif., after suffering a stroke on Christmas Eve. She was 79.
As Jeannine Ann Cole, she performed onstage with Efrem Zimbalist Jr. in "The Pleasure of His Company," Bob Cummings in "The Marriage Go Round," Ken Berry and Ed Ames in "I Do, I Do," "California Suite" with Tom Poston, "The Max Factor" with Cesar Romero and "Showboat" with Forrest Tucker.
She also appeared in the 1985 Robert Altman film "O.C. and Stiggs."
After acting, Cosden joined her husband, talent agent Robert Cosden, as co-owner of the Cosden Agency in Los Angeles, and expanded their theater clientele to include film and television. The firm represented two-time Academy Award nominee Djimon Hounsou.
Shortly after moving to Ojai in 2000, the Chicago native opened Cole Management and specialized in guiding the careers of young actors. Clients included "Hannah Montana" regular Jason Earles.
In addition to her husband,...
As Jeannine Ann Cole, she performed onstage with Efrem Zimbalist Jr. in "The Pleasure of His Company," Bob Cummings in "The Marriage Go Round," Ken Berry and Ed Ames in "I Do, I Do," "California Suite" with Tom Poston, "The Max Factor" with Cesar Romero and "Showboat" with Forrest Tucker.
She also appeared in the 1985 Robert Altman film "O.C. and Stiggs."
After acting, Cosden joined her husband, talent agent Robert Cosden, as co-owner of the Cosden Agency in Los Angeles, and expanded their theater clientele to include film and television. The firm represented two-time Academy Award nominee Djimon Hounsou.
Shortly after moving to Ojai in 2000, the Chicago native opened Cole Management and specialized in guiding the careers of young actors. Clients included "Hannah Montana" regular Jason Earles.
In addition to her husband,...
- 2/23/2010
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Filed under: Late Night, Video, Watercooler Talk, Celebrities, Talk Show, Reality-Free
A professional knife thrower (with the unbelievably cool action hero name of Jack Dagger) taught Conan O'Brien how to throw knives last night on The Tonight Show. Don't worry, Dagger doesn't let him throw at any actual living human beings.
It's the contemporary version of Ed Ames throwing the tomahawks.
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A professional knife thrower (with the unbelievably cool action hero name of Jack Dagger) taught Conan O'Brien how to throw knives last night on The Tonight Show. Don't worry, Dagger doesn't let him throw at any actual living human beings.
It's the contemporary version of Ed Ames throwing the tomahawks.
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- 7/31/2009
- by Bob Sassone
- Aol TV.
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