- Born
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- Birth nameRobert Downing Ames
- Height5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
- Robert Ames was born on March 23, 1889 in Hartford, Connecticut, USA. He was an actor, known for Smart Woman (1931), Holiday (1930) and Behind Office Doors (1931). He was married to Helen Muriel Oakes, Vivienne Segal, Frances Goodrich and Alice L. Gerry. He died on November 27, 1931 in New York City, New York, USA.
- SpousesHelen Muriel Oakes(February 10, 1927 - November 10, 1930) (divorced)Vivienne Segal(July 30, 1923 - June 28, 1926) (divorced)Frances Goodrich(May 3, 1917 - July 23, 1923) (divorced)Alice L. Gerry(May 29, 1908 - November 10, 1916) (divorced, 2 children)
- Leading actor of late silent and early sound films. He had extensive prior stage experience with various stock companies and in vaudeville. Ames became an alcoholic after a string of unsuccessful marriages and romances (with, among others, actresses Frances Goodrich, Vivienne Segal and Ina Claire) and died from delirium tremens at the age of 42.
- Was in a relationship with Ina Claire at the time of his death.
- Father: Louis M. Ames.
- Screen and stage actor, who entered films in 1925.
- Ames's first big acting break came when a friend brought him to the attention of the actor Henry Miller, which led to a role in Miller's production of The Great Divide. Ames spent fourteen seasons in stock with various stock companies before making his first appearance on Broadway in 1916.
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