So, I got curious about this guy, Don Ameche Jr., right? I mean, the name rang a bell, but I couldn’t quite place him. Turns out, there’s no Don Ameche Jr.! It’s all about his dad, Don Ameche, the famous actor. This whole thing started because I was trying to recall a movie I watched a long time ago, and the name “Don Ameche” popped into my head. I started digging around, thinking maybe there was a son who followed in his footsteps.

First thing I did was try searching for “Don Ameche Jr.” on the web. A bunch of results came up, but they were all about the original Don Ameche, not any son. I spent a good hour, maybe more, going through these pages, reading about his career, his life, you know, the usual stuff. It was actually pretty interesting. I found out that he was a big deal in the ’30s and ’40s, a really popular film actor.
But no sign of a “Jr.” anywhere. I scratched my head, a bit confused now. I then started looking through fan forums and old Hollywood gossip columns, hoping to find some mention of a son continuing the acting legacy. You wouldn’t believe some of the stuff I found in those forums! But, still, nothing about a Don Ameche Jr. It was like searching for a ghost.
Then it hit me. There was no son! I switched gears and started reading everything I could about Don Ameche Sr. I learned that he was married to Honore Prendergast for a whopping 54 years, until she passed away in 1986. They had six kids, but none of them were named Don Ameche Jr. I guess my memory was playing tricks on me. I checked the birth and death dates: born on May 31, 1908, and died on December 6, 1993. Quite a life he had.
I even discovered a little about his last movie, Corrina, Corrina. He finished filming it just days before he died. And, he was a singer too! I found mentions of him singing in movies like “You Can’t Have Everything” and “Alexander’s Ragtime Band”. Did you know that he was also cremated, and his ashes are in a cemetery in Iowa?
Here are some things I compiled about him:

- He died at his son Richard’s house in Scottsdale, Arizona, from prostate cancer.
- He was 85 years old when he passed.
- He was a versatile actor and was very popular in the 1930s and 1940s.
- His last film was Corrina, Corrina.
- He was also known as a singer in his early films.
So, yeah, that’s my little adventure into the world of Don Ameche. Turns out, my initial hunch about a “Jr.” was wrong, but I ended up learning a whole lot about a really fascinating actor from the golden age of Hollywood. I even started watching some of his old movies. It’s funny how these things go, right? You start looking for one thing and end up discovering something completely different and way more interesting.