Ed Ames Dies: TV, Stage Star And Hitmaking Singer Was 95

NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty Images, whose long career included hit recordings, TV stardom, and Broadway roles, died May 21 in Los Angeles at 95. No cause was given.

Ames also branched off into a solo career, hitting the charts with “Who Will Answer?,” “My Cup Runneth Over” and “Try to Remember.”Ames switched gears and did stage tours in the off-Broadway shows “The Crucible” and “The Fantasticks,” as 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.

Carson quipped, “I didn’t even know you were Jewish!” and then, “Welcome to Frontier Bris.” The audience roared for a reported four minutes.

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