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James Ameche (August 6, 1915 in Kenosha, Wisconsin – February 4, 1983 in Tucson, Arizona)〔Cox, Jim (2008). ''This Day in Network Radio: A Daily Calendar of Births, Debuts, Cancellations and Other Events in Broadcasting History''. McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN 978-0-7864-3848-8. Page 29.〕 was a familiar voice on radio, including his role as radio's original Jack Armstrong on ''Jack Armstrong, the All-American Boy''. When his older brother, Don Ameche, left his position as the host and announcer for ''The Chase and Sanborn Hour'' in the early 1940s, Jim took over for the remainder of the show's run. He also was heard as mountie Jim West on ABC's ''Silver Eagle'' (1951–55). Other shows Ameche was heard on included ''Grand Hotel'', ''Hollywood Playhouse'', and ''Big Sister''.〔 In the 1940s, he had several programs on WGN radio in Chicago.〔 He was heard on stations in Los Angeles and Palm Springs in the late 1950s and early 60s. For many years he was a popular local radio personality in the New York City area. By the late 1960s, he was working as an announcer on New York's WHN and the TV pitchman for a Longines Symphonette Society mail-order record album featuring clips of old-time radio broadcasts. ==Film== For many years, he was the afternoon announcer on WQXR, the classical radio station of ''The New York Times'', and was a familiar and beloved voice. He portrayed Alexander Graham Bell in the 1957 film ''The Story of Mankind,'' the role his brother Don had played in the film biography of Bell in 1939. The two brothers' faces and voices were a close match. Jim Ameche died in 1983 of lung cancer, aged 67. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jim Ameche」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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